Khalil

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #13,462 · #384 for boys in 2025, 826 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1995 · 1,118 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
25,021
since 1957

Khalil over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Khalil has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202021peak #251, 1995boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#384826
2024—#392831
2023#13,4626#340982
2022—#3081,091
2021#15,2515#2941,148
2020#10,2509#2741,233
2019#7,02516#3021,127
2018—#395803
2017#11,6158#424733
2016#16,2155#444696
2015#14,4826#479624
2014#16,5135#465625
2013#11,0009#465602
2012#14,9626#446616
2011#10,37410#462580
2010#14,9596#501516
2009#15,2426#496553
2008#13,8327#492557
2007#17,6365#481556
2006—#449600
2005#14,5026#452566
2004#11,6248#418620
2003#10,4259#461546
2002#13,5956#424583
2001—#400626
2000#13,1546#404619
1999#14,4115#372700
1998#12,4266#400611
1997—#403577
1996#11,8076#348714
1995#6,25714#2511,118
1994—#527372
1993—#615287
1992—#658249
1991—#833154
1990—#851144
1989—#960113
1988—#1,08384
1987—#1,08878
1986—#1,02382
1985—#1,02080
1984—#1,02276
1983—#1,06769
1982—#1,03976
1981—#1,10168
1980—#1,04774
1979#8,0617#1,00578
1978—#1,08764
1977—#1,17756
1976—#1,32045
1975—#1,50535
1974—#2,12920
1973—#2,85712
1972—#1,77125
1971—#2,27917
1970—#2,89111
1969—#3,9356
1968—#2,20014
1967—#2,9858
1966—#3,2497
1965—#3,2447
1964—#3,2827
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1962—#3,6406
1961—#3,6526
1960—#3,3377
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1957—#3,9935
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First appearance
1957

The first year at least five boys were named Khalil! It came in at #3,993, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1957–1959, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Khalil is popular in 2021

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #184 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 512 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedNHWashington: #357 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,518 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #340 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,479 boysMNIllinois: #234 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 998 boysILWisconsin: #285 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,216 boysWIMichigan: #227 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 934 boysMINew York: #403 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,174 boysNYMassachusetts: #503 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,169 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedORNevada: #191 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 697 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedSDIowa: #327 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,278 boysIAIndiana: #245 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 963 boysINOhio: #424 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,169 boysOHPennsylvania: #462 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,641 boysPANew Jersey: #633 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,055 boysNJConnecticut: #296 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,398 boysCTCalifornia: #443 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 2,492 boysCAUtah: #680 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,840 boysUTColorado: #513 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,583 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedNEMissouri: #260 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,057 boysMOKentucky: #262 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,045 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedWVVirginia: #230 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,003 boysVAMaryland: #203 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 805 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedDEArizona: #508 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,509 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedNMKansas: #318 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,255 boysKSArkansas: #331 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,300 boysARTennessee: #240 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 995 boysTNNorth Carolina: #255 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,086 boysNCSouth Carolina: #143 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 563 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #216 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 673 boysDCOklahoma: #462 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,995 boysOKLouisiana: #118 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 444 boysLAMississippi: #113 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 400 boysMSAlabama: #212 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 815 boysALGeorgia: #179 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 741 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Khalil, so not publishedHITexas: #271 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 1,205 boysTXFlorida: #225 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 1,008 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#113 · 1 in 400
  2. Louisiana#118 · 1 in 444
  3. South Carolina#143 · 1 in 563
  4. Georgia#179 · 1 in 741
  5. Alaska#184 · 1 in 512

Best ever in a state: #36 in District of Columbia, 2011.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#113301 in 400
Louisiana#118491 in 444
South Carolina#143361 in 563
Georgia#179681 in 741
Alaska#18451 in 512
Nevada#191171 in 697
Maryland#203311 in 805
Alabama#212271 in 815
District of Columbia#21651 in 673
Florida#225921 in 1,008
Michigan#227461 in 934
Virginia#230391 in 1,003
Illinois#234541 in 998
Tennessee#240361 in 995
Indiana#245341 in 963
North Carolina#255471 in 1,086
Missouri#260271 in 1,057
Kentucky#262191 in 1,045
Texas#2711421 in 1,205
Wisconsin#285201 in 1,216
Connecticut#296101 in 1,398
Kansas#318111 in 1,255
Iowa#327111 in 1,278
Arkansas#331101 in 1,300
Minnesota#340171 in 1,479
Washington#357221 in 1,518
New York#403411 in 2,174
Ohio#424251 in 2,169
California#443761 in 2,492
Oklahoma#46291 in 1,995
Pennsylvania#462211 in 2,641
Massachusetts#50391 in 3,169
Arizona#508131 in 2,509
Colorado#513101 in 2,583
New Jersey#633101 in 4,055
Utah#68051 in 3,840
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Khalil
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 8 spots since 2024 (#392 → #384)
  • 110 spots since 2020 (#274 → #384)
  • 95 spots since 2015 (#479 → #384)
  • Biggest jump: 276 spots in 1995 (#527 → #251)
  • Biggest drop: 97 spots in 1996 (#251 → #348)
Rise & fade · boys
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1957
  • Peaked 1995 at #251 (1,118 births)
  • Births halved by 2003, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 37 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1989–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,400
  • Highest: 1 in 1,400 boys born in 2020 were named Khalil (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,068 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
  • Its best rank, #251 in 1995, was only 1 in 1,703 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 27.7% of all boys named Khalil (6,922) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#3,993 (1957)#3,993
1960s68#2,200 (1968)#3,280
1970s363#1,005 (1979)#1,802
1980s800#960 (1989)#1,045
1990s4,926#251 (1995)#526
2000s5,826#400 (2001)#448
2010s6,922#302 (2019)#438
2020s6,111#274 (2020)#332

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Khalil in 2021

girls
#15,251
5 births · 1 in 328,172 girls
boys
#294
1,148 births · 1 in 1,524 boys

Top girls' names in 2021

  1. #1Olivia17,847
  2. #2Emma15,549
  3. #3Charlotte13,368
  4. #4Amelia13,041
  5. #5Ava12,873
  6. #6Sophia12,585
  7. #7Isabella11,309
  8. #8Mia11,177
  9. #9Evelyn9,495
  10. #10Harper8,448
  11. #15,251Khalil5

Top boys' names in 2021

  1. #1Liam20,424
  2. #2Noah18,919
  3. #3Oliver14,713
  4. #4Elijah12,845
  5. #5James12,474
  6. #6William12,170
  7. #7Benjamin11,895
  8. #8Lucas11,584
  9. #9Henry11,370
  10. #10Theodore9,600
  11. #294Khalil1,148
More about 2021

girls

1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 328,172 of them was named Khalil, which outranked 13.7% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Khalil
  1. #13,464Zyionna6
  2. #13,464Zyna6
  3. #13,464Zyniah6
  4. #15,251Khalil5
  5. #15,251Aabha5
  6. #15,251Aadhirai5
  7. #15,251Aadvi5

Tied with 2,425 names at #15,251; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 437Raya#932 → #495
  2. ↑ 396Wrenley#893 → #497
  3. ↑ 298Angelique#1,173 → #875
  4. ↑ 283Emberlynn#1,241 → #958
  5. ↑ 276Flora#924 → #648
Fallers
  1. ↓ 475Denisse#852 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 347Denise#876 → #1,223
  3. ↓ 267Karen#821 → #1,088
  4. ↓ 227Keily#854 → #1,081
  5. ↓ 227Nathalie#911 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 1,524 of them was named Khalil, which outranked 97.9% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Khalil
  1. #291Andre1,172
  2. #292Maximiliano1,159
  3. #293Zander1,152
  4. #294Khalil1,148
  5. #295Rory1,135
  6. #296Francisco1,122
  7. #297Cruz1,117
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 536Amiri#1,295 → #759
  2. ↑ 438Eliam#1,177 → #739
  3. ↑ 343Colter#972 → #629
  4. ↑ 333Ozzy#1,046 → #713
  5. ↑ 299Loyal#1,053 → #754
Fallers
  1. ↓ 352Jaxtyn#585 → #937
  2. ↓ 259Karsyn#698 → #957
  3. ↓ 231Xzavier#976 → #1,207
  4. ↓ 208Tristen#846 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 208Willie#992 → #1,200

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2021 →