Around the world, واكد (واكد 
, Waked 
) is a rare boy's forename. The forename واكد is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Lebanon, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Syria, where it is a rare boy's name, and Saudi Arabia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia. Predominantly, واكد is the last name as well as the forename.