Khaleel
Boy · kha-LEEL · Arabic
Khaleel is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “friend”. In 2025 it ranked 1,033rd for boys in the UK (32 babies) and 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
What does Khaleel mean?
Arabic: spelling of Khalil
“friend”
Spelling of Khalil; Khalil Allah, Friend of God, is the Islamic title of the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham).
- Say it
- kha-LEEL
Is Khaleel a girl's or a boy's name?
Khaleel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 boys in the UK and 35 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khaleel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,033among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 9,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 86% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the UK were named Khaleel, making it the 1,033rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Khaleel of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Khaleel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 166 boys in the UK were given Khaleel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #317, up from #1,033 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 953rd in England and Wales.
Khaleel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #1,033 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,072 |
| 2022 | 26 | #1,157 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,166 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,062 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Khaleel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,313among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Khaleel, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,545th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 54 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
2025 had fewer boys named Khaleel than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Khaleel in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 887 boys in the US were given Khaleel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #379, up from #3,313 for this spelling alone.
Khaleel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 51 | #2,595 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,613 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,871 |
| 2021 | 52 | #2,522 |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2019 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,237 |
| 2017 | 31 | #3,514 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,311 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,616 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,669 |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,821 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,123 |
| 1997 | 36 | #2,308 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,013 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,050 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,036 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Names like Khaleel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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