Wahida
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- wah-HEE-dah
- Origin
- Arabic
Wahida is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “unique, matchless”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Wahida mean?
Arabic: feminine of Wahid, from Arabic wahid
“unique, matchless”
Feminine form of Wahid, from the Arabic wahid, meaning one, unique or matchless.
Is Wahida a girl's or a boy's name?
Wahida is a girls' name.
How popular is Wahida in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Wahida in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Wahida in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 19 | #1,090 |
Names like Wahida
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba Faiza Saba Safia Waziha Sabiha Salma Humaira Aysha Fariha Nafisa Fatma
Names related to Wahida
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
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, “Wahida: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/wahida, updated 20 October 2026.