Throughout the world, Khl (كحل 
, Khl 
, كهل ) is quite a rare unisex forename. The first name Khl is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Iraq, and Oman, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Iraq, Egypt, and Syria. Likewise, Khl is the last name as well as the forename.