Walid is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Walid in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
About the Name Walid
Walid is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 140 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #948 in 1999 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Walid is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Walid
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Walid per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Walid in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Walid is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 140 places over the last five years to #2264 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Walid is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Walid include: Walid bin Attash — Walid Muhammad Salih bin Mubarak bin Attash is a Yemeni prisoner held at the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camp under terrorism-related charges and...; Walid Regragui — Walid Regragui is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of the Morocco national team.; Walid Cheddira — Walid Cheddira is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Lecce on loan from Napoli..
Walid does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Walids in the wild.
10
UK babies named Walid (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 140 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Walid
Likely around 1 other Walid in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Walid
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Walid Muhammad Salih bin Mubarak bin Attash is a Yemeni prisoner held at the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camp under terrorism-related charges and is suspected of playing a key role in the early stages of the 9/11 attacks. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has described him as a "scion of a terrorist family".
Walid Regragui is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of the Morocco national team. As a player, he played as a right-back for the Morocco national team.
Walid Cheddira is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Lecce on loan from Napoli. Born in Italy, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Walid Phares is a Lebanese-American political advisor, scholar and conservative pundit. He worked as an advisor for the Republican presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney in 2011–12 and Donald Trump in 2016.