Walid
“newborn”
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 476th
- births in 2023–2025
- 305
- babies born in France
- 1 in 5,988
- −8.4% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2009
Meaning and origin of Walid
Walid means “newborn” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Walid in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2009.
- Over recent years, Walid has been falling (−8.4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Walid every 30 schools.
Walid in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,735th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 24,278
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
29 babies in 3 years1 boy in 28,495
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
57 babies in 3 years1 boy in 90,202
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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