Halil
Boy · ha-LEEL · Arabic
Halil is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “close friend”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Halil mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Khalil
“close friend”
Khalil Allah, 'friend of God', is the Islamic title of the prophet Abraham.
- Say it
- ha-LEEL
Is Halil a girl's or a boy's name?
Halil is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Halil in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Halil, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Halil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Halil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
Names like Halil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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