Khalif
Khalif was the 4323rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1611th with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,268 places. More babies were named Khalif in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,323 boys, down 1,501 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199255 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,740babies recorded
Khalif popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,323 | 24 |
| 2020 | #2,822 | 43 |
| 2010 | #3,417 | 32 |
| 2000 | #2,002 | 51 |
| 1990 | #2,286 | 31 |
| 1980 | #2,246 | 23 |
| 1970 | #4,056 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Khalif, counting every spelling?
Khalif has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Khalif?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Khalif (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Khalif 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Khalif.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Khalif?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Khalif are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 12 and 35. That makes Khalif 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.
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Questions about the name Khalif
How popular is the name Khalif?
Khalif was the 4323rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1611th with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,268 places. More babies were named Khalif in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Khalif a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Khalif in the US.