Khang
Boy · KAHNG · Vietnamese
Khang is a boys' name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “healthy; peaceful”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Khang mean?
Vietnamese: Sino-Vietnamese khang
“healthy; peaceful”
The same word appears in the Vietnamese New Year wish an khang thinh vuong, 'peace, health and prosperity'.
- Say it
- KAHNG
Is Khang a girl's or a boy's name?
Khang is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khang in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Khang, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th.
2025 had the most boys named Khang of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Khang in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Khang in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Khang in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Khang, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Khang in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khang in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,633 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,350 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,058 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,045 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,376 |
| 2009 | 39 | #2,990 |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,878 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,743 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,748 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,527 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,843 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,552 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,718 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,747 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,368 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
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