Fahad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FA-had
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #799 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,451 for boys
Fahad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “leopard, panther”. In 2025 it ranked 799th for boys in the UK (46 babies) and 2,451st for boys in the US (55 babies).
What does Fahad mean?
Arabic: spelling of Fahd
“leopard, panther”
Spelling of Fahd, borne by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Fahad a girl's or a boy's name?
Fahad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 46 boys in the UK and 55 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fahad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 46about 1 in 6,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 46 boys in the UK were named Fahad, making it the 799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,275th.
2025 had the most boys named Fahad of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Fahad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 745th in England and Wales.
Fahad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #799 |
| 2024 | 32 | #1,025 |
| 2023 | 37 | #930 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,200 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,275 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,302 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,173 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,268 |
| 2015 | 29 | #1,064 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,031 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,030 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,031 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,085 |
| 2009 | 43 | #760 |
| 2008 | 35 | #872 |
| 2007 | 38 | #796 |
| 2006 | 35 | #798 |
| 2005 | 41 | #707 |
| 2004 | 36 | #724 |
| 2003 | 35 | #686 |
| 2002 | 34 | #642 |
| 2001 | 22 | #845 |
| 2000 | 34 | #606 |
| 1999 | 24 | #755 |
| 1998 | 23 | #778 |
| 1997 | 23 | #760 |
| 1996 | 26 | #662 |
How popular is Fahad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,451among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 55about 1 in 31,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 55 boys in the US were named Fahad, making it the 2,451st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,616th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 73 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Fahad in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fahad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2,451 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,187 |
| 2022 | 50 | #2,647 |
| 2021 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2020 | 48 | #2,616 |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,693 |
| 2018 | 53 | #2,444 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2,032 |
| 2016 | 54 | #2,387 |
| 2015 | 68 | #2,068 |
| 2014 | 56 | #2,315 |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,298 |
| 2012 | 37 | #3,057 |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,903 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,010 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,681 |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,515 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,731 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,900 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,596 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,342 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,088 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,074 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Fahad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Hamza Ahmed Abdullah Zayd Ahad Musa Umar Mustafa Hammad Ziyad Khalid
Names related to Fahad
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), 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, “Fahad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fahad, updated 20 October 2026.