Given name & surname
Khaled
“one who is immortal”
In English use, Khaled is a variant of Khalid. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is immortal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Khaled is a variant of Khalid. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is immortal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Khaled is a variant of Khalid. An origin associated with Khalid is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
A transliteration of Arabic خَالِد; its root is Arabic خ ل د.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Khaled through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,777
- 2,777 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 114 babies
- 2025
- 91
- #1,773 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 91 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,773 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Michigan had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,151 as a first name in 2020; 1,037 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.
Khaled’s family of names
In English usage, Khaled has a related form in Khalid. In Bengali usage, Khaled is a Roman-alphabet rendering of খালেদ. In English usage, Khaled has a related form in Khalid.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Khaled
- KhaledAlgerian musician (born 1960)
- DJ KhaledAmerican DJ and rapper (born 1975)
- Khaled bin Mohamed Al NahyanCrown Prince of Abu Dhabiborn 1982
- Khaled ChehabPrime Minister of Lebanon1892–1978
- Khaled HabibAlgerian musicianborn 1970
- Khaled Ibrahimassociation football playerborn 1997
- Khaled AhmedBangladeshi cricketerborn 1992
- Khalid LabiedMoroccan association football playerborn 1955
- Khalid Jalalassociation football playerborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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