UK girl's name
Wahida
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2017. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Wahida is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Wahida popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2017 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5765, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 19 births.
This profile covers 132 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 1996 to 2017. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 16% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 131 living people in the UK are called Wahida. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2018 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Wahida ranked #5765 for girls in England and Wales in 2017, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 19 girls were registered as Wahida.
- • About 131 living people in the UK are estimated to have Wahida as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5765
2017
Births in 2017
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
19 births
Estimated living
131
2026
Popularity
Wahida over time
The chart below shows babies named Wahida registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2017. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Wahida, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2017, compared with 19 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Wahida by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Wahida was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4556 | 19 | 4 |
| 2000s | #2761 | 66 | 9 |
| 1990s | #1608 | 47 | 4 |
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FAQ
Wahida: questions and answers
How popular is the name Wahida in the UK right now?
In 2017, Wahida was ranked #5765 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Wahida most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 19 babies registered as Wahida in England and Wales.
How many people are called Wahida in the UK?
A total of 132 babies have been registered as Wahida across the 17 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.