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Waleed

/wɑˈlid/ · 100% boys · 39 born in 2025

Waleed has been given to about 1,910 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/wɑˈlid/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,806
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Waleed per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 57
  • Born in 202539
  • All time1,910
  • England & Wales, 202525

How popular is Waleed?

Its best year was 2000, when 57 babies were given the name, ranking 1873rd. The typical living American called Waleed is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Waleed

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jared0.63
  2. Rasheed0.64
  3. Jarred0.63
  4. Walter0.60
  5. Walker0.60
  6. Alfred0.57
  7. Wilfred0.58
  8. Warren0.53

Middle names for Waleed

Ranked by flow score
  1. Waleed Paul0.77
  2. Waleed John0.77
  3. Waleed Blake0.76
  4. Waleed Ross0.76
  5. Waleed Quinn0.76
  6. Waleed Jude0.76

Sibling names for Waleed

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.88
  2. Hassanbrother · 0.88
  3. Palomasister · 0.87
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.87
  5. Hanasister · 0.87
  6. Ilianasister · 0.87

Where Waleed is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Waleed Anderson0.77
  2. Waleed Nguyen0.72
  3. Waleed Moore0.72
  4. Waleed Hill0.72
  5. Waleed Hall0.72
  6. Waleed Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Waleed

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Waleed across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.