Kohan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOH-han
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Kohan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
Where does Kohan come from?
Hebrew: variant of Cohen (kohen 'priest'); also Persian kohan 'ancient'
Is Kohan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kohan 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 Kohan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Kohan, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kohan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Kohan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
How popular is Kohan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 244% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Kohan, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Kohan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kohan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
Names like Kohan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Kairo Kayden Lochlan Finn Rowan Kian Orhan Kenan Callan Yusuf Eden
Names related to Kohan
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Kohan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kohan, updated 20 October 2026.