Boys' name · since 1982
Wahid
Wahid has 125 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,988 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,036 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 125
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Wahid is the #11036 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 125 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wahid has been recorded 125 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #11036 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #15,988 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,036 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 125 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wahid ranks #15,988 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,036 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 125 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,988 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,036 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 125
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Wahid's 125 recorded births place it above 64.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Wahid compares
125 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wahid's all-time total is 66% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wahid | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 125 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wahid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wahid's full recorded timeline at 2003, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wahid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Wahid by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (39 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Wahid's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Wahid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wahid's data
- Wahid's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wahid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wahid draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.