Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- friend
Pronunciation
k-haleel, kha-leel
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #2463, 54 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3314, 35 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 |
| 2024 | 51 |
| 2023 | 50 |
| 2022 | 44 |
| 2021 | 52 |
| 2020 | 50 |
| 2019 | 54 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2016 | 28 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #953, 32 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 |
| 2024 | 31 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence