Khalid is a distinctive choice, ranked #252 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Khalid in their class.
💎
UK Rank 2025
#252
US Rank #940
Ad
About the Name Khalid
Khalid is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 123 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #301 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Khalid is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Khalid in their class.
In the US it sits at #936 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Khalid
Khalid of Saudi Arabia — Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 until his death in 1982.
Umar Khalid — Syed Umar Khalid is an Indian activist.
Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa — Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa is a member of the Bahraini royal family, and a Bahraini military officer.
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 Khalid
Unlikely. With around 185 UK babies named Khalid per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Khalid in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Khalid is at its highest recorded position — #252 in 2025, with 185 births. In 2020 it ranked #436.
Khalid is more popular in the UK (#313) than in the US (#936). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Khalid include: Umar Khalid, Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Khalid bin Salman Al Saud. Short summaries for each appear below.
Khalid ranks #936 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
185
UK babies named Khalid (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 184 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Khalid
Almost certainly the only Khalid in the class
Ad
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Khalid
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud, commonly known as Khalid Al-Faisal, is a Saudi Arabian politician, artist, and poet who is the current governor of Makkah Province, in office from 2007 to 2013 and again since 2015.
Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, known professionally as Khalid Al Qasimi, was an Emirati royal and fashion designer in London who founded the Qasimi fashion label.