The first name Hamid
A boy’s name from Arabic meaning “praiseworthy”.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Hamid means “praiseworthy” in Arabic.
Borrowed from Arabic حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 16 boys were named Hamid, making it the 1,613th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2013, with 30 births (#954).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hamid with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hamid at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 boys born in the United States were named Hamid, the 5,467th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 28 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Hamid in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Hamid
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hamid DabashiAmerican academic, born 1951
- Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani11th century Persian Isma'ili scholar, 963–1021
- Hamid AraslyAzerbaijani Soviet philologist, literary scholar, member of National Academy of Sciences (, 1909–1983
- Hamid TibouchiAlgerian painter and poet, born 1951
- Hamid AlgarBritish-American Iranologist, born 1940
- Hamid SultanovAzerbaijani statesman (1889-1938)
- Hamidullah YousafzaiAfghan footballer, born 1981
- Hamid DrakeAmerican musician, born 1955
- Hamid bey ShahtakhtinskiAzerbaijani educator (1880-1944)
- Idris Awate HamidEritrean soldier (1910-1962)
- Abu Omar al-BaghdadiFirst leader of the Islamic State of Iraq (1959–2010)
- Nasr Abu ZaydEgyptian Quranic thinker, author, and academic (1943-2010)
More Arabic boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Hamid mean?
- Hamid means “praiseworthy” in Arabic.
- What is the origin of the name Hamid?
- Borrowed from Arabic حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”).
- How popular is the name Hamid?
- In 2025, 16 boys born in England and Wales were named Hamid, ranking 1,613th. Its peak was 2013, with 30 births.
- Is Hamid a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 928 US babies named Hamid since 1880 were boys.
- When was Hamid most popular?
- 2021 in the United States, when 28 babies were named Hamid, its highest rank at 3,849th.
- Is Hamid also a surname?
- Yes. Hamid is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.