Kahan
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning the priest.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Kahan by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Kahan.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kahan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kanannest or place of reeds18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaanrespected ruler; khan23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Karanmaker or creator8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Khanruler or leader4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kauanfrom the forest; a Brazilian indigenous name12 in the US (2017)
- Kayhanlord of the world; ruler6 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Kahan
Names that are said the same way as Kahan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Kahan, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Graysonson of the steward8,767 in the US (2017)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kahan
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