How Many People Are Named Walida?
An estimated 60 people in the United States have the first name Walida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Walida peaked in popularity in 1973 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Walida as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Walida paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Walida is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
60
About 1 in 5,712,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1973
15 births
Total Registered
66
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Walida
Walida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 66 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Walida as a female name
Ranked #12,112 in 1980
5 female births in 1980
Peak: 1973 (15 births)
Walida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Walida span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 61 babies were registered. Walida has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Walida by Decade
How has Walida tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Walida by State
Walida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Walida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Walida
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Walida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Walida?
We estimate approximately 60 people named Walida are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,712,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Walida a common name?
Walida is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 66 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Walida most popular?
Walida reached peak popularity in 1973, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Walida is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Walida a female name?
Walida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Walida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Walida Smith, Walida Johnson, Walida Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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