Ilwaad
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- il-WAHD
- Origin
- Somali
Ilwaad is a girls' name of Somali origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Ilwaad come from?
Somali: spelling of Ilwad; Somali girl's name, root unclear
Meaning borrowed from Ilwad.
Is Ilwaad a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilwaad is a girls' name.
How popular is Ilwaad in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 5 girls.
Ilwaad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
Names like Ilwaad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Zainab, Ayah, Hiba, Hafsa, Rahma, Safaa, Nusaybah, Aaliyah, Ruqayyah, Abeeha, Izzah
More Somali names
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, “Ilwaad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ilwaad, updated 20 October 2026.