Khalid
Khalid was the 940th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 250 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 716th; the most babies were born in 2019 (273). Over the last ten years it has moved up 87 places. More babies were named Khalid in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning eternal, everlasting · Arabic
Say it KAH-lid /ˈkɑlɪd/
- Rank in 2025
- #940 boys, down 42 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 250boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019273 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,197babies recorded
What does the name Khalid mean?
Khalid is the Arabic name khālid (خَالِد), the active participle of the verb khalada 'to last forever, to remain', so 'everlasting, immortal'. Wiktionary and Wikipedia both give this meaning. The name is used throughout the Muslim world, and Khaled is a common alternative spelling.
خَالِد (Arabic, “eternal, immortal, everlasting”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Pronunciation: Arabic begins with a throaty kh, as in Scottish loch, and stresses the first syllable.
Related names: Khaled, Khalida.
See also: Arabic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Khalid', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'خالد' (Arabic section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Khalid (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Khalid popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #940 | 250 |
| 2020 | #898 | 251 |
| 2010 | #1,237 | 143 |
| 2000 | #783 | 212 |
| 1990 | #1,092 | 96 |
| 1980 | #1,035 | 77 |
| 1970 | #1,768 | 25 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Khalid, counting every spelling?
Khalid is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #903 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #940 for Khalid on its own. Together these spellings went to 250 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khalid | 250 | #940 | 1,208 |
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 Khalid?
250 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Khalid (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Khalid 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 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Khalid.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Khalid?
About 8,000 people born in the US named Khalid are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 9 and 31. That makes Khalid 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.
Khalid by state
How common Khalid was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (5.0×), New York (2.3×), Washington (2.3×), Illinois (2.1×), Michigan (2.0×). In 28 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 Khalid: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Khalid, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Khalid · Sibling names for Khalid
Questions about the name Khalid
What does Khalid mean?
Khalid means “eternal, everlasting” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Khalid?
Khalid was the 940th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 250 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 716th; the most babies were born in 2019 (273). Over the last ten years it has moved up 87 places. More babies were named Khalid in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Khalid a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Khalid in the US.
Where is Khalid most popular?
In 2021–2025, Khalid was most common in Minnesota (0.69 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Washington.