Baby name

RISING BOY · ARABIC
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Khalifa

/kuh-LEE-fuh/


“Successor, ruler, or leader”

Meaning 'successor', 'ruler', or 'leader', derived from the Arabic word 'khalifah', which historically referred to the leader of a caliphate.

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How it ages.

Khalifa feels current and increasingly familiar while still standing apart from the most common choices.

The cultural moment.

Khalifa is seeing a moderate rise in France and has become more familiar in recent years.