Given name

Kaleil

“a beloved friend”

Kaleil is a variant of Kahlil. One Arabic interpretation is “a beloved friend.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kaleil is a variant of Kahlil. One Arabic interpretation is “a beloved friend.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Kaleil 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 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kaleil through the years

Babies since 1880
32
32 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2007
8 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Kaleil in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1996–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2007.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Kaleil’s family of names

Kaleil has a related form in Kahlil.

Walk Kaleil’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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