Khali
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- KAH-lee
- US rank, 2025
- #3,779 for girls
Khali is a name. In 2025 it ranked 3,779th for girls in the US (39 babies).
Where does Khali come from?
Modern name; perhaps a short form of Khalil or a spelling of Kali
Is Khali a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Khali has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 39 girls and 15 boys in the US.
How popular is Khali in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 6 boys.
Khali in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Khali in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,779among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 41,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 39 girls in the US were named Khali, making it the 3,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,924th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 115 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980. 15 boys were also named Khali in 2025 (5,859th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Khali than any year since 2012.
Half of all the girls named Khali in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,005 girls in the US were given Khali or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #336, up from #3,779 for this spelling alone.
In 2000, 32% of the babies named Khali in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 72%, with more girls than boys since 2010.
Khali in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3,779 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,695 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,730 |
| 2022 | 90 | #2,123 |
| 2021 | 78 | #2,327 |
| 2020 | 99 | #1,924 |
| 2019 | 91 | #2,070 |
| 2018 | 115 | #1,774 |
| 2017 | 102 | #1,954 |
| 2016 | 93 | #2,093 |
| 2015 | 97 | #2,025 |
| 2014 | 93 | #2,081 |
| 2013 | 51 | #3,165 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4,046 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4,243 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
Names like Khali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Salem Kaliyah Zainab Aaliyah Hadassah Zaya Zaniyah Zayla Kamiyah Zaira Hafsa
Other spellings of Khali
Names related to Khali
Khalil Khaleel Kalia Kal Khawla Khalila Khalia Kaeli Kahlil Kayli
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, “Khali: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khali, updated 20 October 2026.