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Khaleel

Boy

Meaning of Khaleel: Arabic: 'friend'

Khaleel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3254th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 981st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3254

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#981

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,222

First recorded 1975 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 40 babies1995: 40 babies1996: 43 babies1997: 36 babies1998: 43 babies1999: 54 babies2000: 34 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 38 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 36 babies2006: 29 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 23 babies2010: 24 babies20102011: 29 babies2012: 31 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 26 babies2016: 28 babies2017: 31 babies2018: 35 babies2019: 54 babies2020: 50 babies20202021: 52 babies2022: 44 babies2023: 50 babies2024: 51 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Khaleel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 54.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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