Halil
Halil is a common Turkish, Albanian and Bosnian masculine given name. It is equivalent to the Arabic given name and surname Khalil.
Meaning & Origin of Halil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Halil is a common Turkish, Albanian and Bosnian masculine given name. It is equivalent to the Arabic given name and surname Khalil.
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The Story of Halil
Halil first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 11 Halils were born — ranking #7,093 that year. As of 2026, Halil ranks #12,015 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 94 Halils have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Halil
Halil is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 94 births in the dataset. Halil's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #7,093. Use the chart and map above to compare Halil's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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