Kalid
Boy · KHAH-lid · Arabic
Kalid is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “eternal, everlasting”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kalid mean?
Arabic: spelling of Khalid; from Arabic khalid
“eternal, everlasting”
Khalid ibn al-Walid, a companion of the Prophet, was a celebrated general known as the Sword of God.
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Meaning borrowed from Khalid. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kalid a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalid is a boys' name.
How popular is Kalid in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 boys.
Kalid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Kalid in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Kalid in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalid in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Names like Kalid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Khalid Hamza Muhammad Ahmed Fahad Abdullah Zayd Umar Hamid Hassan Mustafa Ziyad
Names related to Kalid
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