Khalifa is a distinctive choice, ranked #1897 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Khalifa in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1897
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About the Name Khalifa
Khalifa is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 269 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1152 in 2019 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Khalifa is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Khalifa in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Khalifa
Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa — Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa is a member of the Bahraini royal family, and a Bahraini military officer.
Khalifa Ababacar — Khalifa Ababacar N'Diaye is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Gharafa.
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa — Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has been the Crown Prince of Bahrain since 1999, and the Prime Minister of Bahrain since 2020.
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 Khalifa
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Khalifa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Khalifa in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Khalifa is declining: down 466 places since 2020, to #1,897 in 2025. It peaked at #1,152 in 2019.
Khalifa 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 Khalifa include: Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Khalifa Ababacar. Short summaries for each appear below.
Khalifa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Khalifas in the wild.
13
UK babies named Khalifa (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 466 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Khalifa
Almost certainly the only Khalifa in the class
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UK Popularity (1998–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Khalifa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa was a Bahraini royal and politician who served as the prime minister of Bahrain from 10 January 1970 until his death in 2020.
Sheikha Hala bint Duaij Al Khalifa was the former wife of Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, until 2005.