The baby name Xalil is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /xɑˈliːl/ (Azerbaijani/Turkish: KHA-leel) or /kəˈliːl/ (common English: kuh-LEEL).
The baby name Xalil is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /xɑˈliːl/ (Azerbaijani/Turkish: KHA-leel) or /kəˈliːl/ (common English: kuh-LEEL).
Xalil is Arabic, Persian in Origin.
Xalil is a Turkic and Kurdish Latin-script rendering of the Arabic name Khalil, from the Semitic root kh-l-l meaning “close friend, intimate companion.” In Islamic tradition it titles the prophet Ibrahim as Khalil Allah, “friend of God,” and lends its name to the city of Hebron (al-Khalil). The form Xalil appears where the letter x denotes a voiceless “kh” sound, notably in Azerbaijani, Kurdish, and some Uyghur orthographies, and has been used across the Muslim world since early Islam.
Common variants include Khalil and Khaleel (Arabic/English), Halil (Turkish, Bosnian), Xəlil (Azerbaijani), Xelîl or Xelil (Kurdish/Uyghur), and Albanian Xhelil; feminine forms are Khalila/Halila. The name has strong Ottoman-era visibility through figures such as several Halil Pashas, and today it remains popular from the Middle East to the Balkans and diaspora communities.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | #42 | 2 | 706 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #107 | 4 | 2,055 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #127 | 5 | 1,400 |
| IQ | 0 | #129 | 5 | 3,533 | |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 3,850 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #267 | 7 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #324 | 453 | 13,071 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #473 | 33 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #489 | 16 | 11,303 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #543 | 10 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #690 | 39 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #939 | 14 | 5,697 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| TR | 0 | #1,151 | 61 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Xalil is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:
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