Khaled
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KHAH-led
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,220 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
Khaled is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “eternal, everlasting”. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies) and 1,771st for boys in the US (91 babies).
What does Khaled mean?
Arabic: spelling of Khalid
“eternal, everlasting”
Spelling of Khalid; Khalid ibn al-Walid, called the Sword of God, was a celebrated early Muslim general.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Khaled a girl's or a boy's name?
Khaled is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the UK and 91 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khaled in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,220th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Khaled, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Khaled in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 220 boys in the UK were given Khaled or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #249, up from #1,220 for this spelling alone.
- Khalid 195
- Khaled 25
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales.
Khaled in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,364 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,298 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,173 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,278 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,140 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Khaled in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,771st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 91 about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 91 boys in the US were named Khaled, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,621st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 114 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Khaled in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 367 boys in the US were given Khaled or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #684, up from #1,771 for this spelling alone.
Khaled in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 114 | #1,540 |
| 2023 | 89 | #1,803 |
| 2022 | 102 | #1,678 |
| 2021 | 108 | #1,591 |
| 2020 | 99 | #1,621 |
| 2019 | 105 | #1,582 |
| 2018 | 105 | #1,584 |
| 2017 | 96 | #1,644 |
| 2016 | 113 | #1,501 |
| 2015 | 99 | #1,613 |
| 2014 | 100 | #1,576 |
| 2013 | 94 | #1,623 |
| 2012 | 86 | #1,741 |
| 2011 | 65 | #2,058 |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,099 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2008 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,577 |
| 2005 | 42 | #2,610 |
| 2004 | 60 | #1,985 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,388 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,088 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 53 | #1,940 |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,929 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,009 |
| 1997 | 64 | #1,577 |
| 1996 | 53 | #1,737 |
| 1995 | 37 | #2,173 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,214 |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,902 |
| 1992 | 38 | #2,041 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,463 |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,209 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,022 |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,944 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,268 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,356 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Names like Khaled
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmed, Musa, Zayd, Hamza, Abdullah, Mustafa, Umar, Amir, Zayan, Zayaan, Ibrahim
Other spellings of Khaled
Names related to Khaled
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Khaled: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khaled, updated 20 October 2026.