Kahlil
Kahlil is an anglicized spelling of the Arabic masculine given name Khalil, famously used by Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist Kahlil Gibran in English after he was registered under that name by the Josiah Quincy School of Boston following his immigration to the United States.
Meaning & Origin of Kahlil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kahlil is an anglicized spelling of the Arabic masculine given name Khalil, famously used by Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist Kahlil Gibran in English after he was registered under that name by the Josiah Quincy School of Boston following his immigration to the United States.
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The Story of Kahlil
Kahlil first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1967, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 268 Kahlils were born — ranking #629 that year. As of 2026, Kahlil ranks #2,141 for baby boys with 70 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 4K Kahlils have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kahlil
Kahlil is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Kahlil's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #629. Use the chart and map above to compare Kahlil'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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