Walid Boy

How popular is Walid?

#5,207 boy name in 2025

18 baby boys were named Walid in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name.

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977living people named Walid (est.)
22median age of people named Walid
1,000babies named Walid since 1880
1 in 184,186US babies born in 2025

Walid popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#5,207 for boys (▼ 510 from 2024)
Babies in 202518 boys
10-year trendFalling (-38% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,683 in 2015, #5,695 in 2020
Peak year2017 (38 boys)
Highest rank#2,648 in 1998
First recorded1969
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Walid is most popular

Babies named Walid per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Walid by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1960s5#4,403
1970s41#3,214
1980s117#3,128
1990s212#2,648
2000s250#2,926
2010s266#3,070
2020s109#4,697

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Questions

Is Walid a boy or girl name?
Walid is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Walid were boys.
How popular is the name Walid?
18 baby boys were named Walid in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name.
When was Walid most popular?
Walid peaked in 2017, when 38 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,648 in 1998.
How many people are named Walid?
1,000 babies have been named Walid in the US since 1880. We estimate about 977 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
Where is Walid most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Walid was most common in Virginia, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.