Khalil
Arabic, meaning friend or close companion; al-Khalil is used in Islamic tradition as an epithet for Abraham. The poet Khalil Gibran made the spelling familiar in English.
Khalil in 2025
Khalil was given to 826 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 769th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,014 babies born.
The history of Khalil
Khalil reached its highest point in 2020, when 1,242 babies were given the name, ranking 524th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 503rd, in 1995.
Across the 69 years of records since 1957, 25,203 babies have been named Khalil. Half of them were born before 2011, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Khalil by decade
| Decade | Babies named Khalil | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 9,749 |
| 1960s | 68 | 5,553 |
| 1970s | 370 | 2,313 |
| 1980s | 800 | 2,246 |
| 1990s | 4,957 | 503 |
| 2000s | 5,879 | 846 |
| 2010s | 6,993 | 600 |
| 2020s | 6,131 | 524 |
Where Khalil is heading
Khalil has risen 31% over the past decade, from 630 babies in 2015 to 826 in 2025.
Names like Khalil
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Khalil.