Wahid
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- WAH-hid
- Origin
- Arabic
Wahid is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one, unique”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Wahid mean?
Arabic: Arabic wahid
“one, unique”
From Arabic wahid, 'one' or 'unique'; Al-Wahid, 'the One', is among the 99 names of God in Islam.
Is Wahid a girl's or a boy's name?
Wahid is a boys' name.
How popular is Wahid in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Wahid in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Wahid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
Names like Wahid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmed, Hamza, Fahad, Abdullah, Khalid, Zayd, Hamid, Ziyad, Musa, Mustafa, Hammad
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Wahid: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/wahid, updated 20 October 2026.