Khan
Boy name
Khan meaning
Leader, ruler, ameer.
Khan at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- خانAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #6,811 in 2024
Khan popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | #3,946 | 5 |
| 1969 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 2000 | #5,920 | 11 |
| 2010 | #5,741 | 15 |
| 2020 | #5,979 | 14 |
| 2024 | #6,811 | 12 |
All 44 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | #3,946 | 5 |
| 1969 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1972 | #4,439 | 6 |
| 1973 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1974 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1975 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1979 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1981 | #6,263 | 5 |
| 1985 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1986 | #6,723 | 5 |
| 1988 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1991 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1992 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1993 | #6,813 | 7 |
| 1994 | #5,867 | 9 |
| 1995 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1996 | #9,014 | 5 |
| 1997 | #7,282 | 7 |
| 1998 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1999 | #6,529 | 9 |
| 2000 | #5,920 | 11 |
| 2001 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2002 | #7,642 | 8 |
| 2003 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2004 | #8,141 | 8 |
| 2005 | #7,096 | 10 |
| 2006 | #9,584 | 7 |
| 2007 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2008 | #6,762 | 12 |
| 2009 | #8,983 | 8 |
| 2010 | #5,741 | 15 |
| 2012 | #5,481 | 16 |
| 2013 | #7,024 | 11 |
| 2014 | #7,560 | 10 |
| 2015 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2016 | #5,787 | 15 |
| 2017 | #5,788 | 15 |
| 2018 | #5,770 | 15 |
| 2019 | #4,479 | 22 |
| 2020 | #5,979 | 14 |
| 2021 | #4,935 | 19 |
| 2022 | #4,700 | 21 |
| 2023 | #4,606 | 22 |
| 2024 | #6,811 | 12 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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