Khan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Khan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Khan: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,110, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
21times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1110highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1235
1997	#1454
1998	#1110
1999	#1505
2000	#1330
2001	#1746
2002	#1799
2003	#2857
2004	#1280
2005	#2418
2006	#2538
2007	#2211
2008	#1953
2009	#2837
2010	#2036
2011	#2892
2013	#3822
2014	#4632
2017	#3449
2019	#4702
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 21 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1110 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Khan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Khan in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	38	4 of 10	10
2000sbusiest	78	10 of 10	8
2010s	31	6 of 10	5
2020s	3	1 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Khan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1110 in England and Wales in 1998.

Khan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#4702	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#4632	3	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2892	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2036	10	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2837	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1953	10	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2211	8	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2418	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1280	14	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1799	7	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1746	7	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1330	10	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1505	8	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1110	12	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1454	8	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1235	10	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 21 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,110, first reached in 1998.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in England and Wales in 2004.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
16 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
14births registered in its largest year, 2004Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Khamari · #3011, 12y
Khang · #2813, 11y
Khansa · #1784, 24y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Micaiah · #1108, 23y
Nali · #1108, 16y
Samarth · #1108, 21y
Zyon · #1108, 17y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Haashim · #1110, 28y
Joby · #1110, 28y
Kwaku · #1110, 27y
Llyr · #1110, 27y

Khan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Khan without appearing here.

Khan moved ahead of

Brent Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #3449 and #4812.
Graeme Compare
In 2016 they stood at #4632 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #3449 and #4812.
Ashleigh Compare
In 2004 they stood at #2857 and #1962 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #2418 and #2754.

Moved ahead of Khan

Hans Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3822 and #4685 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #4632 and #1819.
Matheo Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3449 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #4702 and #2488.
Malin Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3449 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #4702 and #2728.
Gustav Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2892 and #3300 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3822 and #1920.

Moved the opposite way to Khan

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khan went from #1235 to #5119 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khan went from #1235 to #5119 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khan went from #1235 to #5119 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khan went from #1235 to #5119 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Khan

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khan went from #1235 to #5119 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khan went from #1235 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khan went from #1235 to #5119 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khan went from #1235 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1110 in England and Wales in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Khan

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Popularity journey

Khan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Khan at a glance

Khan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Khan appears in

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Khan and the names beside it

Khan moved ahead of

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