boy's name

Hamid

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 5,450

Ireland

#820

2011 births

Hamid is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1982, when 140 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1930.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Hamid over time

Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,050
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Hamid by decade in France
Decade Births
1930s 5
1940s 10
1950s 170
1960s 725
1970s 1,050
1980s 985
1990s 365
2000s 190
2010s 230
2020s (to 2025) 120

How popular is Hamid?

In 2025, Hamid was given to 15 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Hamid is used

Ireland #820 3 in 2011
England & Wales #1,645 16 in 2025
France #2,023 15 in 2025
Canada #3,016 6 in 2024
United States #5,463 17 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Hamid

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Hamid also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hamid over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Hamid

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hamid — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Hamid

How popular is the name Hamid?

In 2025, Hamid was given to 15 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Hamid a girl's or a boy's name?

Hamid is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Hamid?

Hamid has 2 syllables.

When was Hamid most popular?

Hamid peaked in 1982, when 140 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Hamid a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hamid currently ranks #1,645 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.