Khalid

Meaning: Immortal and everlasting
Origin: Arabic

Boy's name · #940 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Khalid reached its best rank, #716, in 1994 and ranked #940 in 2025. Roughly 8,200 boys have been named Khalid since 1962.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#253 in England & Wales (2025) · #350 in Scotland (2025) · #390 in Ireland (2025) · #452 in Sweden (2025) · #468 in Norway (2025) · #484 in Austria (2025) · #545 in Belgium (2025) · #799 in France (2025) · #974 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,203 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,410 in Switzerland (2025) · #523 in Canada (2024).

Famous Khalids

Khalid ibn al-Walid — Arab Muslim military general (died 642)
Khalid of Saudi Arabia — King of Saudi Arabia (1911–1982)
Khalid Boulahrouz — Dutch association football player (born 1981)
Khalid — American singer (born 1998)
Khalid Boutaïb — French and Moroccan footballer

In stories & tradition

Khalid Nassour — Convergence (comics)

What Khalids become

Among 599 notable people named Khalid:

Sports figures appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch association football player (born 1981).

Similar names: Bilal · Khalil · Kenan · Karim · Khaled · Zaid

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