Khalid

“Immortal and everlasting” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #940 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Khalid has appeared in US records since 1962 — best rank #714 (2001) · 8,197 babies named Khalid all-time · 1 in 6,700 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,500 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 2,000 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 2,400 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Khalids

Khalid ibn al-Walid — Arab Muslim military general (d. 642)
Khalid of Saudi Arabia — King of Saudi Arabia (1911-1982)
Khalid Boulahrouz — Dutch association football player (born 1981)
Khalid — American singer (born 1998)
Khalid Boutaïb — French and Moroccan footballer

In stories & tradition

Khalid Nassour — Convergence

What Khalids become

Among 576 notable people named Khalid:

Athletes appear 1.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch association football player (born 1981).

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