Walid
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Walid is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Walid mean?
Arabic
A male given name from Arabic.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Walid a girl's or a boy's name?
Walid is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Walid in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Walid, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Walid in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Walid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Walid in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Walid, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Walid in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Walid in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,070 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,454 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,364 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,184 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,926 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Names like Walid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Ahmed Hamza Khalid Abdullah Fahad Zayd Mustafa Musa Umar Hamid Ziyad
Names related to Walid
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Walid: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/walid, updated 20 October 2026.