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Walid

/wɑˈlid/ · 100% boys · 18 born in 2025

Walid has been given to about 1,000 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/wɑˈlid/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 950
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Walid per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 38
  • Born in 202518
  • All time1,000
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Walid?

Its best year was 2017, when 38 babies were given the name, ranking 3118th. The typical living American called Walid is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Walid

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Khalid0.75
  2. David0.70
  3. Zaid0.70
  4. Wally0.64
  5. Ward0.56
  6. Wayland0.54
  7. Waldo0.53
  8. Willis0.51

Middle names for Walid

Ranked by flow score
  1. Walid Paul0.77
  2. Walid John0.77
  3. Walid Lee0.77
  4. Walid Blake0.76
  5. Walid Bryce0.76
  6. Walid Ross0.76

Sibling names for Walid

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.85
  2. Palomasister · 0.85
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.84
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.84
  5. Hanasister · 0.84
  6. Samirasister · 0.84

Where Walid is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Walid Anderson0.77
    2. Walid Reyes0.72
    3. Walid Nguyen0.72
    4. Walid Moore0.72
    5. Walid Lee0.72
    6. Walid Hall0.72

    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 Walid

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025
    6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.