Khalifa

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Khalifa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Khalifa: Recorded since 1998, it reached #1,152 in 2019, and it stood at #1,162 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
23times a registrar ranked it
27years from first to last
#1152highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1998	#2901
1999	#1850
2002	#2636
2003	#2189
2004	#2578
2005	#3849
2007	#3095
2008	#2775
2009	#3744
2011	#2390
2012	#2458
2013	#1706
2014	#1486
2015	#2020
2016	#1903
2017	#1923
2018	#1455
2019	#1152
2020	#1431
2021	#1984
2022	#1534
2023	#2160
2024	#1162

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 23 of the 27 years from 1998 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1998–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1998
First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #1152 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 1998–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1162 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Khalifa by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Khalifa in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	9	2 of 10	5
2000s	33	7 of 10	5
2010s	120	9 of 10	13
2020sbusiest	78	5 of 10	16

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 16 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Khalifa appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1152 in England and Wales in 2019.

Khalifa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1162	24	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2160	10	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1534	16	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1984	11	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1431	17	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1152	23	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1455	17	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1923	12	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1903	12	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2020	11	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1486	16	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1706	13	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2390	8	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3744	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3095	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3849	3	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2189	6	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1850	6	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2901	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1998 and 2024, ranked in 23 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,152, first reached in 2019.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 24 births, registered in England and Wales in 2024.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
14 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#1,162position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
24births registered in its largest year, 2024Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Khalil · #283, 47y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Hadleigh · #1152, 21y
Jesse-James · #1152, 19y
Riyaan · #1152, 19y
Willis · #1152, 28y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Hadleigh · #1152, 21y
Willis · #1152, 28y
Dior · #1153, 27y
Mariama · #1153, 29y

Khalifa and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Khalifa without appearing here.

Khalifa moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2160 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1162 and #5119.
Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2390 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #1486 and #4632.
Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3744 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #1706 and #4685.
Harald Compare
In 2014 they stood at #2901 and #2901 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2020 and #4747.

Moved ahead of Khalifa

Arlo Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1850 and #2943 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #2636 and #848.
Kasper Compare
In 2003 they stood at #2189 and #2857 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #2578 and #1347.
Leif Compare
In 2020 they stood at #1431 and #1548 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #1984 and #1782.
Aksel Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1152 and #1253 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #1431 and #1314.

Moved the opposite way to Khalifa

Aaron Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khalifa went from #2901 to #1162 while Aaron went from #31 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khalifa went from #2901 to #1162 while Adam went from #21 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khalifa went from #2901 to #1162 while Alan went from #196 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khalifa went from #2901 to #1162 while Alex went from #46 to #171.

Moved the same way as Khalifa

Albie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khalifa went from #2901 to #1162 and Albie from #716 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khalifa went from #2901 to #1162 and Alfie from #71 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khalifa went from #2901 to #1162 and Alfred from #174 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Khalifa went from #2901 to #1162 and Archie from #120 to #10.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1152 in England and Wales in 2019. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Khalifa

Khalifa at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Khalifa by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Khalifa appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Khalifa at a glance

Khalifa by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Khalifa appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Khalifa and the names beside it

Khalifa moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Khalifa

Moved the opposite way to Khalifa

Moved the same way as Khalifa