Emad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- e-MAHD
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,087 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,940 for boys
Emad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “pillar, support”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 2,940th for boys in the US (42 babies).
What does Emad mean?
Arabic: spelling of Imad
“pillar, support”
Found in the title Imad al-Din, 'pillar of the faith', borne by the 12th-century ruler Imad ad-Din Zengi.
Is Emad a girl's or a boy's name?
Emad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK and 42 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,087th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 95% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Emad, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Emad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were given Emad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,165, up from #2,087 for this spelling alone.
- Emad 12
- Emaad 10
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Emad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Emad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,940th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 42 about 1 in 41,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 42 boys in the US were named Emad, making it the 2,940th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. It first appears in the records in 1971.
2025 had the most boys named Emad of any year since it first appeared, in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Emad in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 54 boys in the US were given Emad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,106, up from #2,940 for this spelling alone.
- Emad 42
- Emaad 12
Emad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #2,940 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,615 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,187 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
Names like Emad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmed, Musa, Zayd, Hamza, Abdullah, Fahad, Mustafa, Umar, Khalid, Ahad, Amir
Other spellings of Emad
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, “Emad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emad, updated 20 October 2026.