Boys' name · since 1979
Khang
Khang has 1,211 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,932 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,211
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,211 babies have been named Khang since 1979, making it today's #4932 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Khang recorded 1,211 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #4932 nationally today, ahead of 65% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #4,559 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,932 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,211 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khang ranks #4,559 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,932 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,211 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,932 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,211
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Khang's 1,211 recorded births place it above 89.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Khang compares
1,211 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Khang's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khang | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,211 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khang splits its recorded history at 2002: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khang popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Khang by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (375 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Khang's strongest decade.
375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Khang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 127
1980s
127 births
- 1990s
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
375 births
- 2010s
2010s
330 births
- 2020s 143
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 375 births (31% of all-time use).
How Khang compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Khang's total volume
Khang by state
Where Khang concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 330 | 27.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 117 | 9.7% |
330 of 1,211 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Khang's data
- Khang's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (375 total births) through the 2020s (143) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Khangs (330 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 Khang: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Khang 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.