Hamid
Hamid refers to two different but related Arabic given names, both of which come from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (ح-م-د):Ḥāmed also spelled Haamed, Hamid or Hamed, and in Turkish Hamit; it means "lauder" or "one who praises". Ḥamīd also spelled Hamid, or Hameed, in Turkish is Hamit, and in Azeri is Həmid or Һәмид; it means "lauded" or "praiseworthy".
- Arabic
- Persian
- Pashto
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Hamid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hamid refers to two different but related Arabic given names, both of which come from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (ح-م-د):Ḥāmed also spelled Haamed, Hamid or Hamed, and in Turkish Hamit; it means "lauder" or "one who praises". Ḥamīd also spelled Hamid, or Hameed, in Turkish is Hamit, and in Azeri is Həmid or Һәмид; it means "lauded" or "praiseworthy".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Persian
- Pashto
- Urdu
- Uzbek
- Malay
- Bosnian
The Story of Hamid
The earliest SSA record of Hamid as a baby boy name dates back to 1966, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 28 newborns named Hamid — #3,813 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Hamid on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hamid ranks #5,893 for baby boys with 15 births, falling sharply (-22%). All told, over 941 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Hamid
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hamid. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Hamid
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About the name Hamid
Hamid is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 941 births in the dataset. Hamid's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #2,408. Use the chart and map above to compare Hamid's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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