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By Madison Dresler · Oct 2026

Halil

OriginTurkish and Albanian variation of Khalil, Arabic
Meaning"friend"

About Halil

Variant form of Khalil common in Turkey.

Pronounced hah-LEEL.

As of October 2026, Halil ranked #12734 in US births in 2020 SSA, peaked at #7266 in 2017.

Editor's take: The name Halil is a boy's name meaning "friend".

Halil on lists

5 Letter Boy Names
Names Ending in L for Boys
Two Syllable Names for Boys
Animal Names for Boys
Names That Mean Friend
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Boys Names That Start With H

Famous Halils

  • Halil Asani

    Serbian football player

  • Halil Sami Bey (1866

    1925), Ottoman Army Colonel

  • Halil Colak

    Turkish,Dutch footballer playing for Turkey

  • Halil Ergun

    Turkish stage, movie & TV actor

  • Halil Gur

    one of 1st Turkish immigrants to write about Netherlands

  • Halil Guven

    prominent Turkish professor & intellectual

  • Halil Inalcik

    leading Turkish historian of the Ottoman Empire

Halil in pop culture

  • Halil

    character in Turkish TV series "I named her Feriha"

Halil in blog posts

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