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Waleed

Boy

Meaning of Waleed: Arabic: 'newborn'

Waleed is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3043rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1595th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3043

39 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1595

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,910

First recorded 1964 · peak 2000

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 24 babies1983: 21 babies1984: 18 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 32 babies19901991: 38 babies1992: 29 babies1993: 33 babies1994: 41 babies1995: 49 babies1996: 48 babies1997: 52 babies1998: 51 babies1999: 45 babies2000: 57 babies20002001: 52 babies2002: 46 babies2003: 51 babies2004: 56 babies2005: 47 babies2006: 43 babies2007: 38 babies2008: 45 babies2009: 36 babies2010: 39 babies20102011: 41 babies2012: 46 babies2013: 49 babies2014: 51 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 40 babies2017: 46 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 36 babies2020: 40 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 36 babies2023: 35 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 39 babies
US babies named Waleed per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 57.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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