UK boy's name
Khyal
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2018. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Khyal is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Khyal popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4749, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2018 to 2018. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Khyal is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 3 living people in the UK are called Khyal. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2019 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Khyal ranked #4749 for boys in England and Wales in 2018, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2018, when 3 boys were registered as Khyal.
- • About 3 living people in the UK are estimated to have Khyal as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4749
2018
Births in 2018
3
Latest year
Peak year
2018
3 births
Estimated living
3
2026
Decades
Khyal by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Khyal was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4749 | 3 | 1 |
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- Kye 4,012
- Kit 3,529
FAQ
Khyal: questions and answers
How popular is the name Khyal in the UK right now?
In 2018, Khyal was ranked #4749 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Khyal most popular?
The peak year on record was 2018, with 3 babies registered as Khyal in England and Wales.
How many people are called Khyal in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Khyal across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.