How popular is the name Khalil?

Khalil ranks 677th among boys' names in US records, with 25,904 births since 1957. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,600.

Is Khalil a unisex name?

No. Khalil is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2020, when 1,271 children were given the name. It has been in use for 68 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Kalil. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#677 of boy names

Pronounced K AE1 L AH0 L (ARPABET)

Khalil is a boys' name, and first appears in 1957. It has been given to 25,904 children — the 677th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 53% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2020, when 1,271 children were given it.

Kalil is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2020Boys: 1,271Girls: 9

These spellings sound identical to Khalil and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Khalil?: Khalil ranks 677th among boys' names in US records, with 25,904 births since 1957. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,600.
Is Khalil a unisex name?: No. Khalil is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Khalil most popular?: 2020, when 1,271 children were given the name. It has been in use for 68 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Khalil spelled?: Kalil. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.