How Many People Are Named Khan?
An estimated 422 people in the United States have the first name Khan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Khan peaked in popularity in 2019 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Khan 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 Khan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
422
About 1 in 812,214 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2019
22 births
Total Registered
431
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Khan
Khan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 431 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Khan as a male name
Ranked #7,035 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (22 births)
Khan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Khan span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 129 babies were registered. While Khan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Khan by Decade
How has Khan 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.
Khan by State
Khan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Khan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Khan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Khan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Khan?
We estimate approximately 422 people named Khan 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 812,214 Americans share this first name.
Is Khan a common name?
Khan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 431 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Khan most popular?
Khan reached peak popularity in 2019, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Khan is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Khan a male name?
Khan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Khan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Khan Smith, Khan Johnson, Khan 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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