US rank #11587 Unisex name Peak 2010 169 births

Khani — #11587 US boys' name

169 babies named Khani in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s572010s912020s21
#11587
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Khani was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

15 babies were named Khani in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khani

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Khani between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khani currently holds the #11587 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Khani is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 27 additional births since 2009.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khani performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Khani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khani 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 169 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.

Khani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

169

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2010

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,587

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Khani popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
15
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 2024201920162012200920062002 6

Khani popularity over time — girls

27 total births recorded since 2009 (Khani as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
4.555.566.577.5 20182016201320102009 5

Khani by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
91 births that decade — 54% of Khani's all-time total
2000s572010s912020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khani?
169 babies have been named Khani since 2002. It currently ranks #11587 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 15 births.
When was Khani most popular?
Khani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Is Khani a unisex name?
Yes, Khani is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 169 births, and as a girl's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Khani been used?
Khani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Khani?
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.

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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, 2002–2024 (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.