Hamid
How to say it: ha-MEED · /haˈmid/
From Arabic 'hamid' meaning 'praiseworthy' - classic name from same root as Muhammad.
Hamid was the 3,241st most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 17 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up about 7% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,827 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #3,241 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 17 |
| Share of births | 1 in 127,513 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | +7% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,827 |
| In France, 2025 | #889 among boys’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Hamid has never gone out of use: even its quietest decade kept at least a quarter of its peak.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Hamid is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #889 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Hamid
- Hamid Karzai (born 1957)President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014
- Hamid Sourian (born 1985)Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
- Hamid Estili (born 1967)Iranian footballer
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