Khansa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KHAN-sah
- Origin
- Arabic
Khansa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “gazelle”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Khansa mean?
Arabic: Arabic Khansa' 'gazelle'
“gazelle”
Arabic for gazelle; al-Khansa was a celebrated Arab poet of the 7th century.
Is Khansa a girl's or a boy's name?
Khansa is a girls' name.
How popular is Khansa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Khansa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Khansa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Khansa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Salma Aysha Faiza Iqra Saba Sana Fatma Alisha Samira Humaira Suha Habiba
Names related to Khansa
More Arabic names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Khansa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khansa, updated 20 October 2026.