Khaled
Khaled is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu, Bengali.
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Khaled
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khaled is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu, Bengali.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
The Story of Khaled
Khaled first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 114 births, good for #1,536 nationwide. About 32% of every Khaled on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Khaled ranks #1,595 for baby boys with 108 births, holding steady (+1%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Khaled
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Khaled. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Khaled
Phonetically similar names — useful when Khaled is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Helloed
- Khalid
- Helot
- Hallowed
- Hollowed
- Halide
- Hulled
- Hulla
- Heled
- Haloed
- Huld
- Halat
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Khaled
Khaled is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Khaled's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,500. Use the chart and map above to compare Khaled'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.