Khalil is an established boys' name that peaked in 2020 and remains in steady use.
Khalil is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #384 for boy births in the United States (and #769 across all names), given to 826 babies — 836 including U.S. territories. Khalil first appears in 1957 and peaked in 2020 (1,233 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 826 | 836 | — | #384 |
| 2024 | 831 | 840 | — | #392 |
| 2023 | 988 | 1,000 | #14,330 | #340 |
| 2022 | 1,091 | 1,109 | — | #308 |
| 2021 | 1,153 | 1,166 | #16,523 | #294 |
| 2020 | 1,242 | 1,257 | #10,713 | #274 |
| 2019 | 1,143 | 1,157 | #7,193 | #302 |
| 2018 | 803 | 809 | — | #395 |
| 2017 | 741 | 747 | #12,220 | #424 |
| 2016 | 701 | 710 | #17,620 | #446 |
| 2015 | 630 | 642 | #15,497 | #479 |
| 2014 | 630 | 635 | #17,932 | #465 |
| 2013 | 611 | 619 | #11,494 | #465 |
| 2012 | 622 | 630 | #15,962 | #446 |
| 2011 | 590 | 596 | #10,812 | #462 |
| 2010 | 522 | 528 | #16,025 | #501 |
| 2009 | 559 | 565 | #16,269 | #496 |
| 2008 | 564 | 564 | #14,626 | #492 |
| 2007 | 561 | 571 | #19,123 | #483 |
| 2006 | 600 | 605 | — | #450 |
| 2005 | 572 | 572 | #15,505 | #452 |
| 2004 | 628 | 628 | #12,214 | #418 |
| 2003 | 555 | 563 | #10,882 | #461 |
| 2002 | 589 | 595 | #14,551 | #424 |
| 2001 | 626 | 632 | — | #400 |
| 2000 | 625 | 647 | #14,093 | #404 |
| 1999 | 705 | 705 | #15,666 | #372 |
| 1998 | 617 | 617 | #13,297 | #400 |
| 1997 | 577 | — | — | #403 |
| 1996 | 720 | — | #12,669 | #348 |
| 1995 | 1,132 | — | #6,444 | #251 |
| 1994 | 372 | — | — | #528 |
| 1993 | 287 | — | — | #616 |
| 1992 | 249 | — | — | #660 |
| 1991 | 154 | — | — | #836 |
| 1990 | 144 | — | — | #852 |
| 1989 | 113 | — | — | #960 |
| 1988 | 84 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1987 | 78 | — | — | #1,090 |
| 1986 | 82 | — | — | #1,026 |
| 1985 | 80 | — | — | #1,028 |
| 1984 | 76 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1983 | 69 | — | — | #1,070 |
| 1982 | 76 | — | — | #1,044 |
| 1981 | 68 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1980 | 74 | — | — | #1,052 |
| 1979 | 85 | — | #8,474 | #1,010 |
| 1978 | 64 | — | — | #1,095 |
| 1977 | 56 | — | — | #1,182 |
| 1976 | 45 | — | — | #1,328 |
| 1975 | 35 | — | — | #1,522 |
| 1974 | 20 | — | — | #2,169 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | — | #2,946 |
| 1972 | 25 | — | — | #1,798 |
| 1971 | 17 | — | — | #2,329 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | — | #2,986 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | — | #4,181 |
| 1968 | 14 | — | — | #2,256 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | — | #3,121 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | — | #3,387 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | — | #3,413 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | — | #3,458 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | — | #3,842 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | — | #3,854 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,505 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,283 |