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:
Meaning & Origin of Vahid
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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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The Story of Vahid
Vahid first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1978, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 6 Vahids were born — ranking #5,059 that year. As of 2026, Vahid ranks #8,435 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 22 Vahids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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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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