boy's name
Waleed
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,039
Waleed is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Waleed is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in 2000, when 57 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 85,012 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1964.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Waleed over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 15 |
| 1970s | 163 |
| 1980s | 204 |
| 1990s | 418 |
| 2000s | 471 |
| 2010s | 423 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 216 |
How popular is Waleed?
In 2025, Waleed was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Waleed is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Waleed
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Waleed also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Waleed over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Waleed in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
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Sibling names for Waleed
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Waleed — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Waleed
How popular is the name Waleed?
In 2025, Waleed was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Waleed a girl's or a boy's name?
Waleed is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Waleed?
Waleed has 2 syllables.
When was Waleed most popular?
Waleed peaked in 2000, when 57 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Waleed a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Waleed currently ranks #1,179 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.