Halil is a male name, in Croatia largely Croatian, but also Muslim, Albanian and Romany. It is one of the relatively common names (among the top two thousand) in Croatia, with over two hundred namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Halil in Croatia
The name Halil was the most popular from years 1935 to 1946. The peak year was 1935.
Prevalence
Name Halil is present mainly in North-West Croatia, and scarcely in Central Croatia. Most of the persons named Halil live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (about fifty), Rijeka (less than ten), Pula (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.