Origin: Arabic
خالد
Meaning: immortal; eternal
Hah-LEED
The name comes directly from the Arabic word خالد (khalid) meaning, “immortal; eternal.”
It is sometimes transliterated as Khaled and its feminine offshoot is Khalida.
The name was born by Khalid ibn-Walid, a 7th-century Muslim military leader and a companion of the Prophet Muhammed.
Other forms of the name include:
- Halid Халид (Albanian/Chechen/Bosnian/Kazakh)
- Xalid (Azeri)
- Khaled (Maghrebin-Arabic)
- Calide (Portuguese)
- Khalidou (Sengalease)
- Khaalid (Somalian)
- Jálid (Spanish)
- Hәlid Хәлид (Tatar)
- Halit (Turkish)
- Xolid (Uzbek)
The name has been in and out of the U.S. Top 1000 Male names since 1977. It peaked in 2001, coming in as the 717th most popular male name. Khalid is currently the 909th most popular male name. In England/Wales it ranked in as 410th most popular male name. In 1980, Khalid was the 200th most popular male name in France.
Other feminine forms include:
- Halida (Albanian/Chechen/Bosnian/Kazakh)
- Khaleda
- Halide (Turkish)
The name is currently born by American singer, simply known as Khalid.
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