Khaled is a distinctive choice, ranked #1153 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Khaled in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1153
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About the Name Khaled
Khaled is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 197 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1027 in 1999 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Khaled is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Khaled in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Khaled
Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud โ Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud is a House of Saud royal, entrepreneur, and investor.
Khaled Aziz โ Khaled Aziz Al-Thaker is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Khaled Abdel Ghaffar โ Khalid Atef Abdul Ghaffar is the former Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the current Minister of Health and Population in Egypt.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Khaled
Unlikely. With around 25 UK babies named Khaled per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Khaled in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Khaled is rising: up 120 places since 2020, to #1,153 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,027 in 1999.
Khaled is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Khaled include: Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud, Khaled Aziz and Khaled Abdel Ghaffar. Short summaries for each appear below.
Khaled does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Khaleds in the wild.
25
UK babies named Khaled (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 120 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Khaled
Almost certainly the only Khaled in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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✨ Similar names to Khaled
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Khalid Atef Abdul Ghaffar is the former Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the current Minister of Health and Population in Egypt.
Khaled Mashal (Arabic: ุฎุงูุฏ ู ุดุนู, romanized: Khฤlid Mashสฟal, Levantine Arabic: [หฯรฆหled หmeสสรฆl]; born 28 May 1956) is a Palestinian politician who served as the second chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from 1996 until May 2017, when he was succeeded by Ismail Haniyeh.
Tohami Mohamed Khaled (also known as al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled; Arabic: ุงูุชูุงู ู ู ุญู ุฏ ุฎุงูุฏ) was the head of the Internal Security Agency of Libya during the final years of the government of Muammar Gaddafi.