Recorded 2007–2022 Boys' name Peak 2009 53 births

Khelan — boys' name

53 babies named Khelan in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s132010s292020s11
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Khelan was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Khelan in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khelan

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Khelan between 2007 and 2022, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khelan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khelan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Khelan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khelan 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 53 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.

Khelan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

53

Since 2007

16 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2007

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2022

Khelan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2007

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Khelan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
29 births that decade — 55% of Khelan's all-time total
2000s132010s292020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khelan?
53 babies have been named Khelan since 2007. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Khelan most popular?
Khelan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Khelan been used?
Khelan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 16 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Khelan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khepri, Khenan, Khevin, Khemani, 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, 2007–2022 (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.