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Khalilah

Girl

Meaning of Khalilah: Arabic: 'friend'

Khalilah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4788th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4788

26 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,699

First recorded 1975 · peak 1976

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 67 babies1982: 49 babies1983: 44 babies1984: 26 babies1985: 41 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 23 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 20 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 27 babies1994: 23 babies1995: 22 babies1996: 16 babies1997: 25 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 19 babies2002: 23 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 23 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 12 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 17 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 13 babies2017: 13 babies2018: 15 babies2019: 17 babies2020: 16 babies20202021: 24 babies2022: 15 babies2023: 18 babies2024: 25 babies2025: 26 babies
US babies named Khalilah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 67.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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