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Walid

boy name
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

newborn (from walada, 'to give birth')

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Walid has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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Popularity in Brazil

230 people · the #22,984 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 39

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Walid living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Walid

Most people given the name Walid in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Walid

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