Khalis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KHAH-lis
- Origin
- Arabic
Khalis is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “pure, sincere”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Khalis mean?
Arabic: Arabic khalis
“pure, sincere”
From Arabic khalis, meaning pure, sincere or unmixed.
Is Khalis a girl's or a boy's name?
Khalis is a boys' name.
How popular is Khalis in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 7 boys.
Khalis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Khalis in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 10 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Khalis in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khalis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
Names like Khalis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed Abdullah Muhammad Hamza Faizan Musab Rayyan Zayan Azaan Abdur Zayaan Hammad
Names related to Khalis
Khaleesi Khalessi Kalise Kalissa Kalisa Khalise Kalisha Kalis
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
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, “Khalis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khalis, updated 20 October 2026.