Khalil

Khalil is a male given name: 99% of people named Khalil are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Arabic and Persian countries
US births since 1880: 16,963 male / 146 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Khalil

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Khalil," in English, "Guten Tag Khalil," in German. Khalil is a male given name: about 99% of people named Khalil are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Khalil,

German

Guten Tag Khalil,

French

Bonjour Khalil,

Spanish

Estimado/a Khalil:

Chinese

Khalil您好：

Japanese

Khalil様

English

Hi Khalil,

German

Hi Khalil,

French

Salut Khalil,

Spanish

Hola Khalil,

Chinese

Khalil你好：

Japanese

Khalilさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Khalil by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	99%
Arabic and Persian countries	common	man's name	98%

United States birth data

16,963 male · 146 female · 17,109 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Khalil a male or female name?

Khalil is a male given name: 99% of people named Khalil are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Khalil in an email?

Is Khalil a unisex name?

Khalil is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Khalil are men. Khalil leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Khalil a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/khalil (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_khalil,
  title  = {Is Khalil a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/khalil},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}