Recorded 1978–1996 Boys' name Peak 1978 40 births

Khurram — boys' name

40 babies named Khurram in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s171990s16
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Khurram was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Khurram in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khurram

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Khurram between 1978 and 1996, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khurram currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khurram performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Khurram shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khurram 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 40 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.

Khurram at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

40

Since 1978

19 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1978

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1996

Khurram popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1978

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1996199119901989198219801978 7

Khurram by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 43% of Khurram's all-time total
1970s71980s171990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khurram?
40 babies have been named Khurram since 1978. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Khurram most popular?
Khurram was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Khurram been used?
Khurram has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 19 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Khurram?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khush, Khup, Khuong, Khushal, and 1 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, 1978–1996 (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.