Khalifa is a distinctive choice, ranked #1162 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Khalifa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1162
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Khalifa
Unlikely. With around 24 UK babies named Khalifa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Khalifa in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Khalifa is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 269 places over the last five years to #1162 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 — 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..
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.
24
UK babies named Khalifa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 269 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
Likely around 1 other Khalifa in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
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
Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa is a member of the Bahraini royal family, and a Bahraini military officer. He is the fifth son of King Hamad bin Isa 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. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force from 1999 to 2008.
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa has been the ruler of Bahrain since 1999. A member of the ruling Al Khalifa dynasty, he has reigned as King of Bahrain since 2002, having previously reigned as emir.
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. He took office over a year before Bahrain's independence on 15 August 1971.
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. Hala was the youngest daughter of Sheikh Duaij bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the Assistant Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & National Economy.