Kaliel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ka-LEEL
- Origin
- Arabic
Kaliel is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “close friend”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kaliel mean?
Arabic: spelling of Khaliel, itself a variant of Khalil
“close friend”
Al-Khalil, 'the Friend (of God)', is an Islamic title of Abraham.
Meaning borrowed from Khaliel.
Is Kaliel a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaliel is a boys' name.
How popular is Kaliel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Kaliel in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaliel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
Names like Kaliel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gael Khalil Axel Kayden Eliel Kyler Ezekiel Adriel Jaylen Kylan Kayson Kyson
Names related to Kaliel
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kaliel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaliel, updated 20 October 2026.