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Kahlil

100% boys · 50 born in 2025

Kahlil has been given to about 4,288 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,060
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kahlil per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 268
  • Born in 202550
  • All time4,288
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Kahlil?

Its best year was 1995, when 268 babies were given the name, ranking 630th. The typical living American called Kahlil is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Kahlil

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Khalil0.75
  2. Basil0.62
  3. Jamil0.62
  4. Carlin0.62
  5. Kalel0.61
  6. Kai0.53
  7. Cecil0.52
  8. Khalid0.53

Middle names for Kahlil

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kahlil Paul0.77
  2. Kahlil John0.77
  3. Kahlil Dean0.76
  4. Kahlil Blake0.76
  5. Kahlil Bryce0.76
  6. Kahlil Wade0.76

Sibling names for Kahlil

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Misaelbrother · 0.90
  2. Daliasister · 0.90
  3. Tracebrother · 0.90
  4. Thaliasister · 0.90
  5. Hanasister · 0.90
  6. Mustafabrother · 0.89

Where Kahlil is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kahlil Anderson0.77
  2. Kahlil Reyes0.72
  3. Kahlil Nguyen0.72
  4. Kahlil Moore0.72
  5. Kahlil Hall0.72
  6. Kahlil Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kahlil

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025

Kahlil across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.