Amad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AH-mad
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Amad is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
Where does Amad come from?
Arabic: perhaps a spelling of Ahmad or Imad
Is Amad a girl's or a boy's name?
Amad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Amad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 633% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Amad, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2017, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Amad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 565 boys in the UK were given Amad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #114, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Amad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Amad in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Amad in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Amad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
Names like Amad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Abdullah, Hamza, Ahad, Fahad, Amir, Umar, Zayd, Hammad, Khalid, Mustafa, Asad
Other spellings of Amad
Names related to Amad
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amad, updated 20 October 2026.