Kahlil
Kahlil was the 2623rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 630th with 268 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 447 places. More babies were named Kahlil in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,623 boys, down 1,156 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1995268 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,288babies recorded
Kahlil popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2018.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,623 | 50 |
| 2020 | #1,467 | 117 |
| 2010 | #1,488 | 110 |
| 2000 | #1,158 | 120 |
| 1990 | #1,645 | 50 |
| 1980 | #1,888 | 30 |
| 1970 | #2,251 | 17 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kahlil, counting every spelling?
Kahlil is the most common spelling of a name family that had 56 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 56 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahlil | 50 | #2,623 | 376 |
| Cahlil | 6 | #10,891 | 54 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kahlil?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kahlil (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kahlil born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kahlil.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kahlil?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Kahlil are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 14 and 31. That makes Kahlil mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kahlil by state
How common Kahlil was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.9×). In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kahlil: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kahlil, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kahlil
How popular is the name Kahlil?
Kahlil was the 2623rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 630th with 268 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 447 places. More babies were named Kahlil in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kahlil a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kahlil in the US.
Where is Kahlil most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kahlil was most common in Georgia (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and South Carolina.