US rank #6891 Boys' name Peak 2019 431 births

Khan — #6891 US boys' name

431 babies named Khan in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s291980s221990s682000s832010s1292020s88
#6891
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Khan was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

22 babies were named Khan in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khan

The Social Security Administration has registered 431 babies named Khan between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khan currently holds the #6891 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Khan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Khan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 431 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Khan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

431

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2019

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,891

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Khan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
22
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
0510152025 202420182012200519991993198119691966 5

Khan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
129 births that decade — 30% of Khan's all-time total
1960s121970s291980s221990s682000s832010s1292020s88

Khan by state

Where Khan concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Khan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
California share of Khan's total US births 1.2%

5 of 431 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khan?
431 babies have been named Khan since 1966. It currently ranks #6891 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 22 births.
When was Khan most popular?
Khan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Khan most popular?
The top states for the name Khan are California (5 births).
How long has the name Khan been used?
Khan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Khan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khalil, Khalid, Khari, Khai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.