Vahid
Vahid, also spelt Vahit, is the Turkish, Kurdish, Persian and Bosnian variant of the Arabic masculine given name Wahid, meaning "The One", "Unique". People named Vahid include:
- Persian
- Azerbaijani
Meaning & Origin of Vahid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vahid, also spelt Vahit, is the Turkish, Kurdish, Persian and Bosnian variant of the Arabic masculine given name Wahid, meaning "The One", "Unique". People named Vahid include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Vahid
The earliest SSA record of Vahid as a baby boy name dates back to 1978, when 6 babies received it. 1978 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Vahid — #5,059 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Vahids. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1992 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 22 Vahids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Vahid
Vahid is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Vahid's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #5,059. Use the chart and map above to compare Vahid'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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