Meaning and history
Khalid is an Arabic name meaning “eternal,” derived from خلد (khalada), “to last forever.” It was borne by Khalid ibn al-Walid, a 7th-century Islamic military leader.
20062006: 149 births, rank #1,141
2007: 152 births, rank #1,162
2008: 135 births, rank #1,284
2009: 139 births, rank #1,266
2010: 143 births, rank #1,232
20112011: 157 births, rank #1,149
2012: 174 births, rank #1,074
2013: 172 births, rank #1,085
2014: 220 births, rank #959
2015: 198 births, rank #1,023
20162016: 238 births, rank #904
2017: 253 births, rank #862
2018: 264 births, rank #844
2019: 273 births, rank #826
2020: 251 births, rank #898
20212021: 259 births, rank #890
2022: 235 births, rank #963
2023: 218 births, rank #1,007
2024: 246 births, rank #936
20252025: 250 births, rank #940
Khalid moved from #937 to #940 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2019, with 273 births.