Caleel
Boy · ka-LEEL · Arabic
Caleel is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “close friend”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Caleel mean?
Arabic: spelling of Khalil
“close friend”
Variant spelling of Khalil, from the Arabic khalil, an intimate friend.
- Say it
- ka-LEEL
Is Caleel a girl's or a boy's name?
Caleel is a boys' name.
How popular is Caleel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Caleel in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caleel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
Nicknames for Caleel
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Caleel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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