Fun Facts About the Name Wahid
- 125 babies named Wahid: U.S. records list 125 babies given the name Wahid from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Wahid Mean?
Wahid is an Arabic masculine name meaning "one" or "single." It comes from the Arabic word wāḥid (واحد), from the root w-ḥ-d, which concerns oneness and unity. Its basic sense is numerical - one, a single unit - and English name books sometimes extend that to "unique," since a single thing is one of a kind.
In Islamic usage, al-Wāḥid ("the One") is one of the names of God, and the related noun tawḥīd names the doctrine of God's oneness. The given name uses the same Arabic word. It is distinct from the related name waḥīd (وحيد), often spelled Waheed, which means "alone" or "unique"; both share the root, but they are different words.
Wahid Name History & Origins
The word wāḥid is old in Arabic and appears in the Quran in affirmations that God is one. As a personal name, Wahid belongs to the stock of Arabic names drawn from ordinary adjectives and Islamic theological vocabulary. It is written واحد in Arabic and is used in Arabic-speaking countries and by Muslims in South Asia, including Urdu-speaking communities, where wāḥid is also the ordinary word for "one."
Compound names such as ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ("servant of the One") use the same element. The English spelling Wahid usually represents the Arabic word wāḥid; the spelling Waheed more often represents waḥīd, the different word for "alone" or "unique."
How Popular is the Name Wahid?
Wahid has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1999. Its best rank was #6,018 in 1999.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,905 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #14,098 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #13,951 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #14,009 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #14,136 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,092 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #13,936 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,960 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #10,861 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #13,271 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,681 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,194 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #8,171 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #6,018 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #8,823 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #10,184 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,660 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #8,396 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #9,439 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #7,873 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #6,364 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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