Given name & surname
Khan
“born to royalty; a prince”
Khan is used as a given name and a surname. One Turkish interpretation is “born to royalty; a prince.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Turkish interpretation is “born to royalty; a prince.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Turkish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Khan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 442
- 442 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,442 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,442 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,337 as a first name in 2020; 101,770 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.
Khan’s family of names
Khan has a related form in Khanh. Khan has a related form in Khanh. Khan has a related form in Kahn.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Khan
- Khan Malaythongbadminton playerborn 1981
- Khan ChittendenAustralian actorborn 1983
- Khan JamalAmerican jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1946–2022)
Characters named Khan: Khan Noonien Singh (Star Trek).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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