Kahlil is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kahlil means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kahlil across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kahlil has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kahlil is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “variant of Khalil, friend”. A respelling of Khalil, associated with poet Kahlil Gibran.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,288 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 51 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kahlil per year, United States (1967 to 2025). United States peaked in 1995 (268/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (10/yr).
Kahlil is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1995, when it ranked #1,370 nationally (given to 268 babies that year).
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