Khalid
Boy · KHAH-lid · Arabic
Khalid is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “eternal, everlasting”. In 2025 it ranked 266th for boys in the UK (195 babies) and 940th for boys in the US (250 babies).
What does Khalid mean?
Arabic: 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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Is Khalid a girl's or a boy's name?
Khalid is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 195 boys in the UK and 250 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khalid in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #266among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 195about 1 in 1,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 195 boys in the UK were named Khalid, making it the 266th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 461st.
2025 had the most boys named Khalid of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Khalid 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 Khalid or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #249, up from #266 for this spelling alone.
- Khalid 195
- Khaled 25
Among boys in 2025, it was 252nd in England and Wales and 333rd in Scotland.
Khalid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195 | #266 |
| 2024 | 149 | #332 |
| 2023 | 153 | #320 |
| 2022 | 119 | #395 |
| 2021 | 95 | #478 |
| 2020 | 95 | #461 |
| 2019 | 120 | #407 |
| 2018 | 84 | #520 |
| 2017 | 114 | #422 |
| 2016 | 103 | #449 |
| 2015 | 99 | #459 |
| 2014 | 109 | #421 |
| 2013 | 121 | #381 |
| 2012 | 97 | #456 |
| 2011 | 91 | #465 |
| 2010 | 102 | #424 |
| 2009 | 114 | #388 |
| 2008 | 108 | #387 |
| 2007 | 97 | #412 |
| 2006 | 107 | #363 |
| 2005 | 98 | #358 |
| 2004 | 89 | #366 |
| 2003 | 71 | #408 |
| 2002 | 68 | #390 |
| 2001 | 76 | #377 |
| 2000 | 72 | #374 |
| 1999 | 52 | #466 |
| 1998 | 50 | #467 |
| 1997 | 46 | #474 |
| 1996 | 49 | #444 |
How popular is Khalid in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #940among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 250about 1 in 6,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 250 boys in the US were named Khalid, making it the 940th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 898th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 273 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Khalid in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 367 boys in the US were given Khalid or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #684, up from #940 for this spelling alone.
Khalid in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 250 | #940 |
| 2024 | 246 | #936 |
| 2023 | 218 | #1,007 |
| 2022 | 235 | #963 |
| 2021 | 259 | #890 |
| 2020 | 251 | #898 |
| 2019 | 273 | #826 |
| 2018 | 264 | #844 |
| 2017 | 253 | #862 |
| 2016 | 238 | #904 |
| 2015 | 198 | #1,023 |
| 2014 | 220 | #959 |
| 2013 | 172 | #1,085 |
| 2012 | 174 | #1,074 |
| 2011 | 157 | #1,149 |
| 2010 | 143 | #1,232 |
| 2009 | 139 | #1,266 |
| 2008 | 135 | #1,284 |
| 2007 | 152 | #1,162 |
| 2006 | 149 | #1,141 |
| 2005 | 143 | #1,136 |
| 2004 | 138 | #1,141 |
| 2003 | 172 | #951 |
| 2002 | 222 | #776 |
| 2001 | 246 | #713 |
| 2000 | 212 | #778 |
| 1999 | 172 | #878 |
| 1998 | 188 | #807 |
| 1997 | 150 | #907 |
| 1996 | 173 | #825 |
| 1995 | 213 | #733 |
| 1994 | 214 | #715 |
| 1993 | 116 | #1,019 |
| 1992 | 114 | #1,022 |
| 1991 | 110 | #1,024 |
| 1990 | 96 | #1,082 |
| 1989 | 82 | #1,169 |
| 1988 | 84 | #1,081 |
| 1987 | 52 | #1,398 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,101 |
| 1985 | 60 | #1,227 |
| 1984 | 63 | #1,143 |
| 1983 | 66 | #1,095 |
| 1982 | 76 | #1,039 |
| 1981 | 76 | #1,044 |
| 1980 | 77 | #1,031 |
| 1979 | 96 | #890 |
| 1978 | 107 | #826 |
| 1977 | 77 | #975 |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,067 |
| 1975 | 65 | #1,019 |
| 1974 | 51 | #1,151 |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,147 |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,535 |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,415 |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,742 |
| 1969 | 18 | #1,976 |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,649 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,610 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,042 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
Names like Khalid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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