Given name
Kalyl
“a beloved friend”
Kalyl is a variant of Kahlil. One Arabic interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kalyl is a variant of Kahlil. One Arabic interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kalyl 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 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kalyl through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 6 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 6 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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