Name meaning & stats
Walid
Walid. 1,000 US babies since 1940, peak 2017. Notable Walids are 1.3× over-represented as professors.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2017
1,000 US babies were named Walid between 1940 and 2025.
Walid around the world
- France: 12,385 babies since 1900, peak 2009, No. 502 in 2025
- Belgium: 1,326 babies since 1995, peak 2008, No. 556 in 2025
- Sweden: 155 babies since 1998, peak 2019, No. 651 in 2022
- England & Wales: 385 babies since 1996, peak 2007, No. 4,213 in 2025
- Norway: 204 babies since 1945, peak 1982
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Walids end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | 1.3× | Low · 4 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | Low · 3 people |
| Politician | 0.9× | Low · 3 people |
| Footballer | 0.9× | Low · 3 people |
Among notable men who are professors, Walids show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 3 Waleeds spell it Walid
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2017)