Kham
Kham is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions, the others being Domey also known as Amdo in the northeast, and Ü-Tsang in central Tibet. The original residents of Kham are called Khampas, and were governed locally by chieftains and monasteries.
- Lao
Meaning & Origin of Kham
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kham is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions, the others being Domey also known as Amdo in the northeast, and Ü-Tsang in central Tibet. The original residents of Kham are called Khampas, and were governed locally by chieftains and monasteries.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Lao
The Story of Kham
As a girl name
American parents first put Kham on the record books as a girl name in 1982, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 6 Khams were born — ranking #9,237 that year. Kham last appeared in the published SSA data in 1982, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kham as a boy name dates back to 1981, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Kham — #6,683 in the national rankings. About 66% of every Kham on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kham last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 86 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Kham
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- Khandro Lhamo
- Guru Tashi
- Gombo Namgye
- Tsewang Lhamo
- Khenpo Yeshe Phuntsok
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Names that sound like Kham
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About the name Kham
Kham is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 86 births in the dataset. Kham's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #6,683. Use the chart and map above to compare Kham's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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