Boys' name · since 1966
Khan
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 442 babies named Khan, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,294 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 442
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khan currently ranks #7294 among boys' names in America, with 442 babies recorded since 1966.
Khan has 442 recorded births among boys since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7294 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #8,492 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,294 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 442 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khan ranks #8,492 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,294 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 442 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,294 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 442
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khan's 442 recorded births place it above 81.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Khan compares
442 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Khan's all-time total is 20% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 442 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khan's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Khan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (129 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Khan's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Khan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 129 births (29% of all-time use).
Khan by state
Where Khan concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 442 births nationwide.
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What to do with Khan's data
- Khan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Khans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Khan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.