Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Walid

wah-LEED · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
newborn; new son
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4859
2024 births21
Peak year2017
First appeared1969
Total US births982
2017 peak19691983199720102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Wali
Alternate spellings
WaleedWaliedVelid
In other languages
Velid (Turkish)Valid (Bosnian)

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Notable people named Walid

Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (Umayyad caliph)