Walid
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 Walid
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 Walid
Walid first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 38 Walids were born — ranking #3,069 that year. As of 2026, Walid ranks #4,684 for baby boys with 22 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 1K Walids 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 Walid
Walid is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Walid's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,651. Use the chart and map above to compare Walid'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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