Khawla
Khawlah or Khawla is a feminine Arabic given name, meaning "female deer." Notable people named Khawlah or Khawla include:
Meaning & Origin of Khawla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khawlah or Khawla is a feminine Arabic given name, meaning "female deer." Notable people named Khawlah or Khawla include:
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The Story of Khawla
Khawla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2011, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 10 Khawlas were born — ranking #9,562 that year. As of 2026, Khawla ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 57 Khawlas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Khawla
Khawla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 57 births in the dataset. Khawla's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #9,562. Use the chart and map above to compare Khawla'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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