Khalil

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Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1957 and has been recorded in 65 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 1,231 babies (rank #275 that year). In 2024 it was given to 830 boys (rank #390). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

24,372
Total babies (all years)
65
Years in the data
1,231
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19575#4,285
19607#3,506
19616#3,855
19626#3,842
19648#3,163
19657#3,414
19667#3,387
19678#3,120
196814#2,258
19696#4,182
197011#2,986
197117#2,330
197225#1,798
197312#2,946
197420#2,169
197535#1,522
197645#1,328
197756#1,182
197864#1,096
197978#1,010
198074#1,052
198168#1,106
198276#1,044
198369#1,070
198476#1,027
198580#1,028
198682#1,025
198778#1,090
198884#1,088
1989114#957
1990144#852
1991154#836
1992249#659
1993287#616
1994372#528
19951,118#251
1996714#348
1997577#403
1998611#400
1999700#372
2000619#404
2001626#400
2002583#424
2003546#461
2004619#420
2005566#452
2006600#450
2007556#482
2008557#492
2009553#496
2010516#501
2011580#462
2012616#446
2013602#465
2014625#465
2015624#479
2016696#446
2017732#424
2018803#395
20191,127#302
20201,231#275
20211,146#294
20221,091#308
2023982#340
2024830#390