Khalil

Boy name

Khalil has been given to 25,203 babies in the U.S. since 1957. It peaked in 2020 and currently ranks #384 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيل (ḵalīl, “friend”).

Origin: Arabic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

25,203

Peak year

2020 (1,242 babies)

Rank in 2025

#384 for boys

First recorded

1957

10-year trend

▲ +31%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Khalil.

25,135 babies since 1899

25,309 babies since 1995

25,392 babies since 1904

24,581 babies since 1882

24,394 babies since 1880

24,382 babies since 1881

24,360 babies since 1880

26,089 babies since 1880

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