Boys' name · peaked in 2020
Khalil name popularity since 1925
25,203 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Khalil (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Khalil is about 15 years old in 2026. Khalil peaked in 2020 as the #274 name for boys, and it ranked #384 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 25,203
- Named Khalil, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #384
- for boys in 2025 (826 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 182 girls · 25,021 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 3.63× its national share
Peak year is the year Khalil made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Khalil births per year, 1925–2025
2020 was the biggest year for Khalil both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Khalil became 8.4× more common, from 1 in 14,300 baby boys to 1 in 1,700.
- Steepest fall: Between 1995 and 2000, its share of baby boys fell by 46%, from 1 in 1,700 to 1 in 3,170.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Khalil's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Khalil.
Decade by decade
Babies named Khalil in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 68 | #3,413 |
| 1970s | 7 | 363 | #1,522 |
| 1980s | 0 | 800 | #1,028 |
| 1990s | 31 | 4,926 | #251 |
| 2000s | 53 | 5,826 | #452 |
| 2010s | 71 | 6,922 | #479 |
| 2020–25 | 20 | 6,111 | #384 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
45.2% of babies named Khalil from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Khalil is most popular
The index compares Khalil's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Khalil.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 3.63× | 395 |
| Maryland | 3.03× | 1,092 |
| Georgia | 2.41× | 1,570 |
| Virginia | 2.06× | 1,095 |
| South Carolina | 2.02× | 668 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Khalil and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Khalil (this page) | 25,021 | 2020 |
| Kahlil | 4,283 | 1995 |
| Kalil | 1,325 | 2002 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Khalil's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Khalil.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Khalil (2020).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data