How Many People Are Named Kahlil?
An estimated 4,148 people in the United States have the first name Kahlil. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Kahlil peaked in popularity in 1995 with 268 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kahlil as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kahlil paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,148
About 1 in 82,631 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1995
268 births
Total Registered
4,238
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kahlil
Kahlil is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,238 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Kahlil as a male name
Ranked #1,894 in 2024
84 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (268 births)
Kahlil as a female name
Ranked #16,808 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2018 (5 births)
Kahlil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kahlil span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,180 babies were registered. While Kahlil is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kahlil by Decade
How has Kahlil tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kahlil by State
Birth registrations for Kahlil span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Missouri, District of Columbia. On average, about 109 Kahlils were registered per state.
Kahlil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kahlil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kahlil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kahlil?
We estimate approximately 4,148 people named Kahlil are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 82,631 Americans share this first name.
Is Kahlil a common name?
Kahlil is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,238 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kahlil most popular?
Kahlil reached peak popularity in 1995, when 268 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kahlil is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kahlil a male name?
Kahlil is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kahlil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kahlil Smith, Kahlil Johnson, Kahlil Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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