Khalila
Khalila is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Khalila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khalila is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Khalila
American parents first put Khalila on the record books as a baby girl name in 1977, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 24 Khalilas were born — ranking #5,306 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Khalilas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,097 among baby girl names with 9 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 376 Khalilas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Khalila
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Names that sound like Khalila
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About the name Khalila
Khalila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 376 births in the dataset. Khalila's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #5,306. Use the chart and map above to compare Khalila'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.