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Khalifa

Boy

Meaning of Khalifa: Arabic: 'successor'

Khalifa is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4051st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1162nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4051

25 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1162

24 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

385

First recorded 1986 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 8 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 19 babies2013: 20 babies2014: 17 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 18 babies2017: 24 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 22 babies2020: 12 babies20202021: 18 babies2022: 23 babies2023: 26 babies2024: 30 babies2025: 25 babies
US babies named Khalifa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 31.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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