Walid

Walid

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Waleed or al-Waleed, also spelled al-Walid, Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine given name meaning newborn child.

From Wikipedia

Walid first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 47 babies (rank #575 that year). In 2024 it was given to 11 boys (rank #1,957). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Walid

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Walid yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

742

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	8	#1,402
1992	12	#1,074
1993	20	#770
1994	21	#703
1995	19	#845
1996	20	#816
1997	19	#822
1998	21	#762
1999	16	#943
2000	21	#787
2001	22	#789
2002	21	#819
2003	25	#739
2004	28	#714
2005	27	#769
2006	32	#693
2007	28	#790
2008	26	#860
2009	47	#575
2010	41	#616
2011	36	#691
2012	27	#863
2013	32	#771
2014	27	#869
2015	22	#1,014
2016	22	#1,043
2017	23	#1,019
2018	11	#1,732
2019	12	#1,656
2020	13	#1,556
2021	10	#1,976
2022	13	#1,604
2023	9	#2,206
2024	11	#1,957

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#1,402

1992

#1,074

1993

#770

1994

#703

1995

#845

1996

#816

1997

#822

1998

#762

1999

#943

2000

#787

2001

#789

2002

#819

2003

#739

2004

#714

2005

#769

2006

#693

2007

#790

2008

#860

2009

#575

2010

#616

2011

#691

2012

#863

2013

#771

2014

#869

2015

#1,014

2016

#1,043

2017

#1,019

2018

#1,732

2019

#1,656

2020

#1,556

2021

#1,976

2022

#1,604

2023

#2,206

2024

#1,957

Meaning

Numerology of Walid

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Walid

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Walid in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail