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Boy's nameOrigin: ArabicIn Israel: steady

KhalilIn Hebrew: ח׳ליל · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: חַ'לִיל

Khalil (Hebrew: ח׳ליל) is a boy's name of Arabic origin. 5,616 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 72 boys and ranked #223. Its peak year was 1996, with 106 babies.

People in Israel
5,616
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
72
rank #223
Peak year
1996
106 babies
USA, 2025
826
rank #384

Writing and saying Khalil

In Hebrew letters the name is ח׳ליל, read right to left. Khalil is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Khalil by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Khalil: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Khalil in English-speaking countries

Khalil in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States2025826#3842020 (1,233)
United Kingdom2025131#3602024 (160)
England and Wales2025128#3312024 (160)
Scotland20253#7621974 (3)
Ireland20254#6422025 (4)
Alberta20259#4972023 (9)
Quebec202514#3262016 (19)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Khalil has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Khalil

How do you write Khalil in Hebrew?

Khalil is written ח׳ליל in Hebrew (with vowel points: חַ'לִיל). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Khalil?

5,616 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name ח׳ליל: 0 women and 5,616 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Khalil a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named ח׳ליל are men.

Is Khalil used outside Israel?

The name Khalil appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 826 boys were given it in 2025 (#384), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 131 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.