Halil
Boy name · Arabic origin
Halil meaning
Halil is an Arabic name for boys that means clear, prominent. It also means happy. It also means pouring rain, a rain that falls heavily and continuously.
Halil at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- هليلAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #12,015 in 2020
Halil popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 2000 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 2010 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2017 | #7,093 | 11 |
| 2020 | #12,015 | 5 |
All 15 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 2000 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 2002 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2006 | #12,053 | 5 |
| 2009 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2010 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2011 | #9,599 | 7 |
| 2012 | #9,708 | 7 |
| 2013 | #12,135 | 5 |
| 2014 | #12,106 | 5 |
| 2015 | #9,567 | 7 |
| 2016 | #12,182 | 5 |
| 2017 | #7,093 | 11 |
| 2019 | #12,142 | 5 |
| 2020 | #12,015 | 5 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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