Boys' name · since 2009
Khenan
Khenan has 30 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,866 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Khenan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 30 recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khenan has been recorded 30 times among boys since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2023.
- #25,866 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khenan ranks #25,866 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #25,866 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Khenan's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Khenan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khenan's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khenan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Khenan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (13 births, 43% of the file).
2020s was Khenan's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Khenan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 13 births (43% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Khenan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~14 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, 2009–2023 (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 Khenan 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.