Given name & surname
Kahil
“a beloved friend”
Kahil is a variant of Kahlil. One Arabic interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kahil is a variant of Kahlil. One Arabic interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kahil is a variant of Kahlil. An origin associated with Kahlil is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kahil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 119
- 119 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 12 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 11 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 171 as a first name in 2020; 147 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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