Ilwad
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- il-WAHD
- Origin
- Somali
Ilwad is a girls' name of Somali origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Ilwad come from?
Somali: Somali girl's name, root unclear
Is Ilwad a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilwad is a girls' name.
How popular is Ilwad 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.
Ilwad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
Names like Ilwad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Aaliyah, Zainab, Hiba, Summer, Ayah, Hafsa, Rahma, Sumayyah, Safaa, Ruqayyah, 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, “Ilwad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ilwad, updated 20 October 2026.