Khayri
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KHY-ree
- Origin
- Arabic
Khayri is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “good, charitable”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Khayri mean?
Arabic: from Arabic khayr 'good'
“good, charitable”
From Arabic khayr 'goodness', the same root as names such as Khairi and Khayriyya.
Is Khayri a girl's or a boy's name?
Khayri is a boys' name.
How popular is Khayri in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Khayri in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khayri in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
Names like Khayri
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Zahir, Muhammad, Amir, Khalil, Zayd, Nasir, Ahmad, Khalid, Musa, Samir, Abdullah
Names related to Khayri
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from 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, “Khayri: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khayri, updated 20 October 2026.