MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Khalid mean?
Khalid comes from Arabic khālid, one who remains or endures. It is formed from the root for lasting residence and permanence, the source of its familiar everlasting sense.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ख़ालिद
Conventional spelling
Arabic
خالد
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
खालिद
23,103 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
खालीद
3,183 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Khalid in Indian usage
34,267 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 767 records (2.2%).
- Recorded as male: 33,500 records (97.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 619 |
| 1950s | 1,948 |
| 1960s | 4,510 |
| 1970s | 8,053 |
| 1980s | 11,278 |
| 1990s | 7,717 |
| Other decades | 142 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 16,697 |
| Kerala | 4,784 |
| Bihar | 3,335 |
| Rajasthan | 2,156 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,748 |
| Haryana | 1,611 |
| Maharashtra | 1,600 |
| Jharkhand | 1,064 |
| Uttarakhand | 726 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 196 |
| Assam | 151 |
| Other states | 199 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Khalid / M | 185 | 252 |
| Scotland | Khalid / M | 10 | 333 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Khalid; Table_6, C258 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Khalid; Table_6, C258
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Khalid; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Khalid; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: خالد ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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