Khalil is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “friend.” In 2024 it was given to 830 boys in the United States.
Khalil belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “friend” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Khalil first appears in Social Security records in 1957. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #251 in 1995, and in 2024 830 babies received the name — 24,190 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Khalil means “friend” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Khalil is a boy name. In 2024, 830 babies received the name in the US.
Khalil comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Khalil first appears in US records in 1957. Its best-ever ranking was #251 in 1995, and 830 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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