How Many People Are Named Kahn?
An estimated 39 people in the United States have the first name Kahn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Kahn peaked in popularity in 1976 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kahn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kahn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kahn is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
39
About 1 in 8,788,573 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1976
7 births
Total Registered
41
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kahn
Kahn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 41 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kahn as a male name
Ranked #11,497 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1976 (7 births)
Kahn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kahn span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 13 babies were registered. While Kahn is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kahn by Decade
How has Kahn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kahn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kahn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kahn
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kahn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kahn?
We estimate approximately 39 people named Kahn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,788,573 Americans share this first name.
Is Kahn a common name?
Kahn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 50.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 41 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kahn most popular?
Kahn reached peak popularity in 1976, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kahn is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kahn a male name?
Kahn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kahn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kahn Smith, Kahn Johnson, Kahn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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