Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kham through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 92
- 86 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −83%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,439 as a first name in 2020; 960 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kham’s family of names
Kham may belong to the same name family as KHAMM. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Kham, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kepa
“as solid as a stone”
>99% boys
Aitor
Aitor is a masculine given name from Basque. It is used in Spanish and Basque.
>99% boys
Taha
“the firstborn child”
>99% boys
Harutyun
Harutyun is a masculine given name from Armenian.
>99% boys
Trajan
“to last (to endure, continue over time)”
>99% boys
Iker
“a visitor”
>99% boys
Kohen
Kohen is a masculine given name from Hebrew.
98% boys · 2% girls
Vong
Vong is a surname from Khmer, ultimately from Lao.
>99% boys