Boys' name · since 1969
Walid
Walid has 1,000 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,144 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,260 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,000
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Walid currently ranks #5260 among boys' names in America, with 1,000 babies recorded since 1969.
Walid has 1,000 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5260 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #5,144 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,260 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,000 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Walid ranks #5,144 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,260 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,000 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,144 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,260 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,000
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Walid's 1,000 recorded births place it above 88.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Walid compares
1,000 Top 32% higher than 68% of 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
Walid's all-time total is 171% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Walid | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,000 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Walid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Walid's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Walid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Walid by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (266 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Walid's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Walid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
212 births
- 2000s
2000s
250 births
- 2010s
2010s
266 births
- 2020s
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 266 births (27% of all-time use).
How Walid compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Walid's total volume
Walid by state
Where Walid concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 4.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 31 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.5% |
45 of 1,000 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Walid's data
- Walid's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (266 total births) through the 2020s (109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Walids (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Walid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Walid 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.