Khanh

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Pronounced KAHN /ˈkɑn/Medium

Meaning: Khanh is the anglicized spelling of the Vietnamese name 'Khanh' (properly written with a diacritic), meaning 'congratulation' or naming a ceremonial jade chime-stone or gong. It is used for boys and girls, here a boy's name, and came with Vietnamese families after 1975. It is said roughly 'kahn', not with an English 'kh'.Medium

In 30 seconds: Khanh is a Vietnamese name meaning 'congratulation' or a ceremonial jade gong. Said roughly 'kahn', it arrived with Vietnamese families after the mid-seventies and stayed genuinely rare.

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Origin MediumVietnamese

MeaningKhanh is the anglicized spelling of the Vietnamese name 'Khanh' (properly written with a diacritic), meaning 'congratulation' or naming a ceremonial jade chime-stone or gong. It is used for boys and girls, here a boy's name, and came with Vietnamese families after 1975. It is said roughly 'kahn', not with an English 'kh'.

U.S. rank (2018)#10247 ↗ Rising

2018 U.S. births7 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1982

Total births (all-time)≈ 414

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Khanh is an English rendering of a Vietnamese given name meaning 'congratulation', tied also to a ceremonial jade gong or chime. It reached the United States with post-1975 Vietnamese families and reads as a name of celebration.

American records show it only in small numbers, no more than a few dozen boys a year around the early eighties, almost entirely within Vietnamese-American families. Its single syllable is smoothed to 'kahn' for English speakers.

Did you know? Khanh can name a 'khanh', a carved jade chime-stone struck in Vietnamese ceremony - so the name carries an image of celebration and ringing stone.

Overall data confidence 65%

References - Vietnamese given name Khanh — 'congratulation' / jade gong; post-1975 cohort

Variations

KhangKanhKhan

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Khanh mean?

Khanh is a Vietnamese name meaning 'congratulation', also naming a ceremonial jade gong.

How do you pronounce Khanh?

It's said KAHN /ˈkɑn/.

Is Khanh a boy or girl name?

Khanh is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Khanh?

Khanh has always been very rare in the United States, carried mainly by Vietnamese-American families since the later nineteen-seventies.