MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hamid mean?
Hamid here follows Arabic Ḥamīd, praiseworthy, reflected in हमीद. The related Ḥāmid names one who praises and shares the root found in Ahmad and Mahmud.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हमीद
Conventional spelling
Arabic
حميد
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
हामिद
12,397 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Other spellings
- Hameed
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hamid in Indian usage
60,158 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (92.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 4,326 records (7.2%).
- Recorded as male: 55,832 records (92.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,786 |
| 1940s | 4,921 |
| 1950s | 8,834 |
| 1960s | 12,972 |
| 1970s | 13,714 |
| 1980s | 11,466 |
| 1990s | 6,026 |
| Other decades | 439 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 20,697 |
| Maharashtra | 8,840 |
| Kerala | 8,738 |
| Bihar | 5,055 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5,007 |
| Rajasthan | 3,963 |
| Jharkhand | 2,224 |
| Haryana | 1,739 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 795 |
| Assam | 751 |
| Uttarakhand | 646 |
| Delhi | 636 |
| Punjab | 324 |
| Gujarat | 132 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 131 |
| Puducherry | 114 |
| Other states | 366 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Hamid / M | 16 | 1,613 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Documented namesakes
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Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Hamid ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Hamid; Table_6, C1653 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hamid; Table_6, C1653
- Behind the Name: Hamid ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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