Hamad
Boy · Arabic
Hamad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praise”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Hamad mean?
Arabic
“praise”
A male given name from Arabic.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Hamad a girl's or a boy's name?
Hamad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hamad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Hamad, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hamad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were given Hamad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #894, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Hammad 24
- Hamad 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Hamad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Hamad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Hamad, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
2025 had more boys named Hamad than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Hamad in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hamad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,590 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
Names like Hamad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Hamza Ahmed Fahad Zayd Abdullah Musa Ahad Umar Zayaan Huzaifa Zayan
Other spellings of Hamad
Names related to Hamad
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