Khalis
Khalis is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:Khalis Bayyan or Ronald Bell (1951–2020), American singer-songwriter Mehdi Khalis, Moroccan footballer Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Afghan mujahideen commander Khalis (comics), fictional character from DC Comics
Meaning & Origin of Khalis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khalis is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:Khalis Bayyan or Ronald Bell (1951–2020), American singer-songwriter Mehdi Khalis, Moroccan footballer Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Afghan mujahideen commander Khalis (comics), fictional character from DC Comics
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The Story of Khalis
As a girl name
Khalis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 10 Khaliss were born — ranking #9,543 that year. As of 2026, Khalis ranks #11,223 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 105 Khaliss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Khalis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 11 Khaliss were born — ranking #7,093 that year. As of 2026, Khalis ranks #12,230 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 37 Khaliss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Khalis
Khalis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 105 births in the dataset. Khalis's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #9,543. Use the chart and map above to compare Khalis'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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