MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Khalil mean?
Khalīl is an Arabic word for an intimate friend. Abraham's traditional title Khalilullah places the same friendship word in a divine relationship.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ख़लील
Conventional spelling
Arabic
خليل
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
खलील
38,778 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Khalil in Indian usage
46,593 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (96.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,516 records (3.3%).
- Recorded as male: 45,077 records (96.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,414 |
| 1940s | 4,519 |
| 1950s | 7,746 |
| 1960s | 10,604 |
| 1970s | 9,963 |
| 1980s | 8,424 |
| 1990s | 3,575 |
| Other decades | 348 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 21,219 |
| Bihar | 5,358 |
| Maharashtra | 3,598 |
| Jharkhand | 2,991 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,879 |
| Rajasthan | 2,636 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,607 |
| Assam | 1,744 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,084 |
| Haryana | 1,071 |
| Kerala | 690 |
| Punjab | 231 |
| Tripura | 209 |
| Other states | 276 |
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 | Khalil / M | 128 | 331 |
| Scotland | Khalil / M | 3 | 762 |
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 Khalil; Table_6, C336 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Khalil; Table_6, C336
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Khalil; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Khalil; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: خليل ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.