Is Waleed a boy or girl name?

Waleed is a boy’s name. Of the 1,910 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Waleed

Recorded 1964–2025 · United States

Waleed was most popular in 2000, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,378 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,632, with 39 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,910 people named Waleed.

Waleed over time

Births per year. The dot marks Waleed’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Waleed a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Waleed is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,910 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Waleed

Where Waleed is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org