Waleed name meaning
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What does Waleed mean?
Largely used in Hindi, Arabic and Gujarati unexpected, Waleed is used as a boy name, meaning of Waleed is "New-Born Child or Father" is of Arabic origin. Waleed is variation of Walid.
Walid is a version of widespread Waleed. Walid is form of The Arabic Name وليد Meaning Newborn, Son in Latin language. Walid's meaning is Newborn and New-Born Child is rooted from Arabic.
How do I pronounce Waleed?
The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Waleed is wa-leed.
Variants of Waleed
How popular is the name Waleed?
Waleed is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1967 and was able to reach the top 2000 names. In 1975, it ranked 1658th when 57 boy were named Waleed.
Over 1644 people have been named Waleed in United States. Waleed is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 700 names.
In 1997, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 661 on boy names chart when 35 babies were named Waleed. There are over 517 babies that have been given the name Waleed in England and Wales.
Waleed is an uncommon baby name in France still in use today. However things change on global perspective, Waleed is extremely popular in Egypt where every 1 in 300 have the name as well as in, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Also the baby name is popular in Sudan, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Palestine, Libya, Pakistan, Bahrain and Oman. According to our estimate, over 970000 babies have been named Waleed globally.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3330 | 35 |
| 2022 | 3258 | 36 |
| 2021 | 3554 | 31 |
| 2020 | 2914 | 40 |
| 2019 | 3195 | 36 |
| 2018 | 3103 | 37 |
| 2017 | 2672 | 46 |
| 2016 | 2931 | 40 |
| 2015 | 3020 | 38 |
| 2014 | 2460 | 51 |
Facts
Waleed in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 99 | 8 | 33 | 4 |
What numerology tells about Waleed?
You appreciate freedom and like to hang around open-minded people without prejudgments about others. You easily adapt to new environments and want to hang around with new people. You have to accept that better days are coming and stop grieving over the good old ones. You are always open to experience something new. You hate monotony and everything that has to be done in routine. You like disconnecting from the world and reconnecting with your soul.
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Famous people named Waleed
- Waleed Khaled, journalist working for the Reuters news agency
- Waleed Howrani, Lebanese-American composer and pianist
- Waleed al-Shehri, was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11
- Waleed Aly, Australian writer, academic, lawyer
- Waleed Hamzah, Qatari football player
- Waleed Jassem, Qatari footballer
- Waleed A. Samkari, was Director of the Royal Maintenance Corps of the Jordanian Armed Forces responsible for supporting continuous operations for the military
- Waleed Bedour in Power of Love as Producer
- Waleed Elgadi in Four Lions as Actor
- Waleed Zuaiter in The Men Who Stare at Goats as Actor
- Waleed Khalid acted in movie Freight
Lists having Waleed
- Boy names beginning with W
- Arabic Boy Names
- Hindi Boy Names
- Gujarati Boy Names
- Indian Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Child
- Baby Names that mean Father
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004