Kahlil Boy
How popular is Kahlil?
#2,604 boy name in 2025
50 baby boys were named Kahlil in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name.
Kahlil popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,604 for boys (▼ 713 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 50 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-21% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,169 in 2015, #1,463 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1995 (268 boys) |
| Highest rank | #628 in 1995 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kahlil counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kalel family of names ranked #828 for boys in 2025 (#726 the year before), with 271 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kahlil is most popular
Babies named Kahlil per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 boys)
Kahlil by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34 | #2,351 |
| 1970s | 303 | #1,431 |
| 1980s | 283 | #1,699 |
| 1990s | 1,180 | #628 |
| 2000s | 1,134 | #1,108 |
| 2010s | 856 | #1,481 |
| 2020s | 493 | #1,463 |
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Questions
- Is Kahlil a boy or girl name?
- Kahlil is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Kahlil were boys.
- How popular is the name Kahlil?
- 50 baby boys were named Kahlil in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name.
- When was Kahlil most popular?
- Kahlil peaked in 1995, when 268 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #628 in 1995.
- How many people are named Kahlil?
- 4,288 babies have been named Kahlil in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,183 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Kahlil most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kahlil was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.