Khalil is a distinctive choice, ranked #331 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Khalil in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#331
US Rank #384
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Khalil in their class.
In the US it sits at #390 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Khalil
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 club Stade Tunisien and the Tunisia national team.
Khalil Haider — Khalil Haider (Urdu: خلیل حیدر) is a Pakistani ghazal singer.
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 Khalil
Unlikely. With around 128 UK babies named Khalil per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Khalil in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Khalil has been fairly steady, ranked #331 in 2025 against #392 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #283 in 2024.
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 Ayari and Khalil Haider. Short summaries for each appear below.
Khalil appears in the US top 500 at #390 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
128
UK babies named Khalil (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 61 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
Almost certainly the only Khalil in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Khalil
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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 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.