Khanh
Khanh is a name with a single cultural origin: Vietnamese.
- Vietnamese
Meaning & Origin of Khanh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khanh is a name with a single cultural origin: Vietnamese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Vietnamese
The Story of Khanh
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Khanh as a girl name dates back to 1977, when 7 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Khanh — #4,860 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Khanhs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 299 Khanhs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Khanh as a boy name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 1982 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Khanh — #1,849 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Khanhs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 414 Khanhs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Khanh
Khanh is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 414 births in the dataset. Khanh's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #1,849. Use the chart and map above to compare Khanh'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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