Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Friend
Companion, friend, lover; The writings of Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran in The Prophet have been translated worldwide.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Khalil
Pronunciation
k-halil, kha-lil
Famous People
Arab philologist Al Khalil Ibn Ahmad
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #274, 1,231 births); most recent 2025 (rank #384, 826 births)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #7020, 16 births); most recent 2023 (rank #13455, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 826 | – |
| 2024 | 830 | – |
| 2023 | 982 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1,091 | – |
| 2021 | 1,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1,231 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1,127 | 16 |
| 2018 | 803 | – |
| 2017 | 732 | 8 |
| 2016 | 696 | 5 |
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 2024 (rank #283, 160 births); most recent 2025 (rank #331, 128 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 128 |
| 2024 | 160 |
| 2023 | 131 |
| 2022 | 111 |
| 2021 | 104 |
| 2020 | 108 |
| 2019 | 90 |
| 2018 | 61 |
| 2017 | 48 |
| 2016 | 56 |
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 2022 (rank #260, 225 births); most recent 2023 (rank #276, 205 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 205 |
| 2022 | 225 |
| 2021 | 209 |
| 2020 | 214 |
| 2019 | 222 |
| 2018 | 182 |
| 2017 | 184 |
| 2016 | 201 |
| 2015 | 174 |
| 2014 | 175 |
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
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #505, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence