Waleed
Waleed or al-Waleed (الولید), also spelled al-Walid, Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine given name meaning newborn child.
Meaning & Origin of Waleed
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Waleed or al-Waleed (الولید), also spelled al-Walid, Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine given name meaning newborn child.
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The Story of Waleed
Waleed first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1964, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 57 Waleeds were born — ranking #1,848 that year. As of 2026, Waleed ranks #3,466 for baby boys with 34 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 2K Waleeds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Waleed
Waleed is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Waleed's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #1,657. Use the chart and map above to compare Waleed'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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