Khalil is a distinctive choice, ranked #283 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Khalil in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#283
US Rank #390
About the Name Khalil
Khalil has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #283. The name has climbed 109 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Khalil is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #390 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Khalil
Unlikely. With around 160 UK babies named Khalil per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Khalil in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Khalil is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 109 places over the last five years to #283 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Khalil is more popular in the UK (#283) than in the US (#390). 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 Khalil include: Khalil Hamra — Khalil Hamra is a Palestinian photojournalist based in Rafah in the Gaza Strip.; Khalil Ayari — Khalil Ayari is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, on loan from Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1...; Khalil Haider — Khalil Haider (Urdu: خلیل حیدر) is a Pakistani ghazal singer..
Khalil appears in the US top 500 at #390 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
160
UK babies named Khalil (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 109 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Khalil
Likely around 1 other Khalil in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Khalil
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Khalil Hamra is a Palestinian photojournalist based in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. In 2009, Hamra was recognized by the Overseas Press Club of America with its 2010 Robert Capa Gold Medal for his series covering the war in Gaza.
Khalil Ayari is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, on loan from Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Stade Tunisien and the Tunisia national team.
Khalil Haider (Urdu: خلیل حیدر) is a Pakistani ghazal singer. He became famous after singing famous poet Nasir Kazmi's ghazal Nai kapre badal kar jaoon kahan, in 1990.
Samiha al-Qubaj Salameh Khalil, also known as Umm Khalil, was a Palestinian charity worker as well as a prominent figure in Palestinian politics. Khalil's father was the mayor of Anabta, where she was born.
Khalil bin Abd al-Rahman al-Qari was the Sheikh of the Imams of the Two Holy Mosques, and is considered one of the founders of the modern Qur’anic renaissance. Khalil Al-Qari was born in Muzaffarabad in 1940, and studied under Sheikh Muhammad Suleiman in Lahore, and under the reciter Anwar Al-Haq.
Christel Adnana Mina Khalil is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lily Winters in The Young and the Restless, which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award in 2012.