Hamid
Boy · HAH-mid · Arabic
Hamid is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praising; praiseworthy”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Hamid mean?
Arabic
“praising; praiseworthy”
Al-Hamid, 'the Praiseworthy', is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
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Is Hamid a girl's or a boy's name?
Hamid is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hamid in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Hamid, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 30 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hamid in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Hamid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,404 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,017 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,086 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,210 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,139 |
| 2006 | 25 | #1,008 |
| 2005 | 25 | #972 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 21 | #818 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Hamid in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Hamid, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Hamid in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hamid in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,350 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,776 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,407 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,517 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
Names like Hamid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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