Ajwad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AJ-wad
- Origin
- Arabic
Ajwad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “most generous”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ajwad mean?
Arabic: Arabic ajwad
“most generous”
From the Arabic for 'most generous' or 'finest'.
Is Ajwad a girl's or a boy's name?
Ajwad is a boys' name.
How popular is Ajwad in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ajwad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ajwad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
Names like Ajwad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed, Hamza, Muhammad, Fahad, Ahad, Abdullah, Hammad, Asad, Khalid, Jawad, Azaan, Ziyad
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ajwad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ajwad, updated 20 October 2026.