ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1982 First Year 2024 Last Year 1999 Peak Year #5656 Peak Rank 119 Total Count 20 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Wahid What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Wahid or Waheed is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "One", "Absolute One". Its feminine form is Wahida. Al-Wahid is one of the 99 names of Allah. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahid) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahid) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Arabic * Urdu * Bengali * Indonesian 📖 ## The Story of Wahid American parents first put Wahid on the record books as a baby boy name in 1982, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 11 Wahids were born — ranking #5,656 that year. About 33% of every Wahid on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Wahid last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 119 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Wahid Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Wahid. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Waheed](/waheed) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Wahid Phonetically similar names — useful when Wahid is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Waheed](/waheed) * [Waleed](/waleed) * [Walid](/walid) * Wahi * [Vahid](/vahid) * Wahoo * Wearied * Wallowed * Wadded * [Tawhid](/tawhid) * Waha * Waho Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Wahid What does the name Wahid mean? Wahid or Waheed is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "One", "Absolute One". Its feminine form is Wahida. Al-Wahid is one of the 99 names of Allah. What is the origin of the name Wahid? Wahid has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian. How popular is Wahid in 2026? In 2026, Wahid ranks #12,301 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Wahid most popular? Wahid reached its peak popularity in 1999, ranking #5,656 that year with 11 babies given the name. Is Wahid a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Wahid is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Wahid? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Wahid include Benancio, Samuell, Marzell. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Wahid? Common variants and related forms of Wahid include Waheed. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👦BenancioPeak #5656](/benancio)[👦SamuellPeak #5656](/samuell)[👦MarzellPeak #5656](/marzell)[👦MarshunPeak #5656](/marshun)[👦AjaiPeak #5656](/ajai)[👦WasimPeak #5656](/wasim)[👦IfeanyiPeak #5656](/ifeanyi)[👦DalantePeak #5656](/dalante) ## About the name Wahid Wahid is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 119 births in the dataset. Wahid's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #5,656\. Use the chart and map above to compare Wahid's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1999 → ](/year/1999) * [ Names of the 1990s → ](/decade/1990s) * [ Names starting with "W" → ](/letter/w) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.