Khattab
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kha-TAHB
- Origin
- Arabic
Khattab is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “speaker, orator”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Khattab mean?
Arabic: Arabic Khattab, from khutba 'address, sermon'
“speaker, orator”
Best known from Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph of Islam, whose father was Khattab ibn Nufayl.
Is Khattab a girl's or a boy's name?
Khattab is a boys' name.
How popular is Khattab in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 5 boys.
Khattab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
Names like Khattab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musab Musa Zayaan Abdullah Zayan Ahmed Khalid Zayd Mustafa Azaan Raheem
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, “Khattab: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khattab, updated 20 October 2026.