Halit
Halit is the Turkish spelling of the Arabic masculine given name Khalid meaning eternal, everlasting, immortal.
Meaning & Origin of Halit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Halit is the Turkish spelling of the Arabic masculine given name Khalid meaning eternal, everlasting, immortal.
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The Story of Halit
Halit first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2016, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 5 Halits were born — ranking #12,182 that year. As of 2026, Halit ranks #12,182 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Halits have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Halit
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Halit Akçatepe (1938–2017), Turkish actor
- Halit Akmansü (1883–1953), Ottoman Turkish military officer
- Halit Haluk Babacan (born 1966), Turkish sailor
- Halit Balamir (1922–2009), Turkish wrestler
- Halit Edip Başer (1942–2021), Turkish general
- Halit Berzeshta (1840–1909), Albanian warlord
- Halit Cıngıllıoglu (born 1954), Turkish businessman
- Halit Deringör (1922–2018), Turkish football player
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Names that sound like Halit
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About the name Halit
Halit is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Halit's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #12,182. Use the chart and map above to compare Halit'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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