Given name · also Turkish
Halit
“immortal”
Halit is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Turkish and Albanian.
Original Arabicخَالِد
Meaning & origin
What it means
Halit goes back to Arabic خَالِد, meaning “immortal.”
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Where it comes from
Halit comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish خالد (Hâlid), from Arabic خَالِد (“immortal”).
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Halit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 163 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Halit’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Halit has a conventional equivalent in the English form Khalid. In Turkish usage, Halit has a conventional equivalent in the Ottoman Turkish form حالد. In Turkish usage, Halit has a conventional equivalent in the Arabic form خَالِد.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Halit has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
Arabicwhere Halit comes from · 1 name
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Halit
- Halit ErgençTurkish actor (born 1970)
- Halid Ziya UşaklıgilTurkish poet and writer (1865–1945)
- Halit AkçatepeTurkish actor (1938–2017)
- Halit BalamirTurkish wrestler (1922–2009)
- Halit RefiğTurkish film director (1934–2009)
- Halit Özgür SarıTurkish actor and fashion model (born 1993)
- Halit AkmansüTurkish military officer and statesperson (1883–1953)
- Halit KıvançTurkish television presenter (1925–2022)
- Halit KarsıalanTurkish general and statesperson (1883–1925)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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