Khalid
Khalid is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal". It also appears as a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Khalid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khalid is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal". It also appears as a surname.
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The Story of Khalid
Khalid first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1962, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 273 Khalids were born — ranking #826 that year. As of 2026, Khalid ranks #973 for baby boys with 231 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 8K Khalids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Khalid
Khalid is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Khalid's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #714. Use the chart and map above to compare Khalid'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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