Gender
Origin
- Unknown
- (with raising tone) audience
- Arabic
- Prince; a title used by central Asian tribal chieftains and ruling princes. Khan is also an inn built around a courtyard where caravans may rest.
- Turkish
- Prince
Syllables
1
Pronunciation
k-han
Famous People
Indian singer Ustad Salamat Ali Khan
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #4606, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7194, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #1280, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #2573, 4 births); most recent 2010 (rank #4708, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence