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Khalil

Khalil: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“friend, beloved”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
kuh-LEEL · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Arabic Khalil, meaning 'friend' or 'intimate companion.' Known from the writer Kahlil Gibran; variant transliterations include Khalil and Kahlil.

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How popular is Khalil?

2024249 per million US babies
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Babies named Khalil in 2024830

2024 rank#392 boys

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 188024,372

Khalil is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Khalil

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
  • Cairovictorious · Arabic
  • Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
  • Malikking · Arabic
  • Zaynebeauty, grace · Arabic

Khalil questions

What does the name Khalil mean?

Khalil means "friend, beloved". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic Khalil, meaning 'friend' or 'intimate companion.' Known from the writer Kahlil Gibran; variant transliterations include Khalil and Kahlil.

Is Khalil a boy or girl name?

Khalil is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Khalil?

830 US babies were named Khalil in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Khalil?

Khalil is usually pronounced kuh-LEEL.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.