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Kahlil

Boy

Meaning of Kahlil: Arabic: 'friend'

Kahlil is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2565th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2565

50 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,288

First recorded 1967 · peak 1995

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 33 babies1982: 34 babies1983: 19 babies1984: 25 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 32 babies1987: 28 babies1988: 21 babies1989: 38 babies1990: 50 babies19901991: 34 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 65 babies1994: 127 babies1995: 268 babies1996: 209 babies1997: 145 babies1998: 125 babies1999: 130 babies2000: 120 babies20002001: 128 babies2002: 110 babies2003: 115 babies2004: 109 babies2005: 105 babies2006: 123 babies2007: 99 babies2008: 121 babies2009: 104 babies2010: 110 babies20102011: 98 babies2012: 94 babies2013: 82 babies2014: 91 babies2015: 63 babies2016: 81 babies2017: 85 babies2018: 68 babies2019: 89 babies2020: 117 babies20202021: 84 babies2022: 87 babies2023: 71 babies2024: 84 babies2025: 50 babies
US babies named Kahlil per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 268.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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