Khy
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY
- Origin
- Scottish
Khy is a boys' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Khy come from?
Scottish: spelling of Ky; short form of Kyle or Kyler; also a separate Vietnamese name
Meaning borrowed from Ky.
Is Khy a girl's or a boy's name?
Khy is a boys' name.
How popular is Khy in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 6 boys.
Khy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Khy in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Khy in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
Names like Khy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Brody, Kayden, Kian, Ronan, Lochlan, Kody, Finley, Kerr, Declan, Aiden, Keegan
Names related to Khy
More Scottish names
Isla, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas, Reid
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Khy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khy, updated 20 October 2026.