Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Khalil

kuh-LEEL · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Friend; companion
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
modern
Themes
virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#390
2024 births830
Peak year2020
First appeared1957
Total US births24,190
2020 peak19571974199120072024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Khal
Alternate spellings
KhaleelKalil
In other languages
Khalil (Arabic)Khaleel (variant)Halil (Turkish)

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