Unisex name · since 1976
Khanh
415 babies named Khanh in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,826 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 415
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Khanh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 415 have been recorded since 1976.
Khanh has 415 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2018.
- #8,826 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 415 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khanh ranks #8,826 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 415 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,826 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 415
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Khanh's 415 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Khanh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khanh's full recorded timeline at 1996, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khanh popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2018
- Peak year (1982)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Khanh popularity over time - girls
299 total births recorded since 1977 (Khanh as girls' name)
Khanh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (188 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Khanh's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Khanh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
188 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s 66
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 188 births (45% of all-time use).
Khanh by state
Where Khanh concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 72 | 17.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.2% |
72 of 415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Khanh's data
- Khanh's decade-level peak was the 1980s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Khanhs (72 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 Khanh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1976–2018 (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 Khanh 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.