Khilani
The Khilani are a collection of 98 "apocryphal" hymns of the Rigveda, recorded in the Bāṣkala, but not in the Śākala shakha. They are late additions to the text of the Rigveda, but still belong to the "Mantra" period of Vedic Sanskrit, contemporary with the Atharvaveda, Yajurveda, and Samaveda, estimated to fall within the range of c. 1200–1000 BCE.
Meaning & Origin of Khilani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Khilani are a collection of 98 "apocryphal" hymns of the Rigveda, recorded in the Bāṣkala, but not in the Śākala shakha. They are late additions to the text of the Rigveda, but still belong to the "Mantra" period of Vedic Sanskrit, contemporary with the Atharvaveda, Yajurveda, and Samaveda, estimated to fall within the range of c. 1200–1000 BCE.
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The Story of Khilani
Khilani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2017, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 7 Khilanis were born — ranking #12,446 that year. As of 2026, Khilani ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 24 Khilanis 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 Khilani
Khilani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 24 births in the dataset. Khilani's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #12,446. Use the chart and map above to compare Khilani's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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