Khalil

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Khalil or Khaleel means friend and is a common male first name in the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Balkans, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia and among Muslims in South Asia and as such is also a common surname.

From Wikipedia

Khalil first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 48 babies (rank #569 that year). In 2024 it was given to 45 boys (rank #611). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Khalil

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Khalil yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,008
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
48
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199115#905
199215#914
199319#785
199422#676
199543#471
199631#587
199722#737
199822#744
199921#757
200024#711
200122#782
200214#1,061
200331#633
200422#838
200525#797
200628#742
200724#873
200822#969
200930#785
201031#778
201124#928
201235#701
201341#633
201427#858
201534#742
201638#694
201733#767
201832#776
201937#699
202038#687
202146#614
202247#583
202348#569
202445#611