Waleed
Waleed was the 3122nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1700th; the most babies were born in 2000 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 40 places. More babies were named Waleed in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,122 boys, down 147 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200057 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,910babies recorded
Waleed popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,122 | 39 |
| 2020 | #2,975 | 40 |
| 2010 | #3,012 | 39 |
| 2000 | #1,873 | 57 |
| 1990 | #2,254 | 32 |
| 1980 | #2,825 | 17 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Waleed, counting every spelling?
Waleed is the most common spelling of a name family that had 57 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 57 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waleed | 39 | #3,122 | 176 |
| Walid | 18 | #5,382 | 94 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Waleed?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Waleed (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Waleed born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Waleed.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Waleed?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Waleed are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 13 and 33. That makes Waleed mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Waleed by state
How common Waleed was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Waleed
How popular is the name Waleed?
Waleed was the 3122nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1700th; the most babies were born in 2000 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 40 places. More babies were named Waleed in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Waleed a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Waleed in the US.
Where is Waleed most popular?
In 2021–2025, Waleed was most common in Illinois (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and New York.