Khalif
Boy · ka-LEEF · Arabic
Khalif is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “successor, deputy”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Khalif mean?
Arabic: from Arabic khalifa
“successor, deputy”
From the same root as caliph, the title of the successors of the Prophet Muhammad as leaders of the Muslim community.
- Say it
- ka-LEEF
Is Khalif a girl's or a boy's name?
Khalif is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khalif in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Khalif, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Khalif in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Khalif in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Khalif in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Khalif, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,805th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 55 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Khalif in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khalif in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,615 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,805 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,765 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,847 |
| 2017 | 46 | #2,671 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,058 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,021 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 47 | #2,589 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,376 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,248 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 51 | #1,989 |
| 1999 | 41 | #2,228 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,391 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,225 |
| 1996 | 46 | #1,929 |
| 1995 | 53 | #1,677 |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,684 |
| 1993 | 52 | #1,675 |
| 1992 | 55 | #1,593 |
| 1991 | 52 | #1,609 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,250 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,904 |
| 1987 | 35 | #1,826 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,159 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,436 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,863 |
| 1982 | 33 | #1,733 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,213 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,235 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,270 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,287 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
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