Imad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ih-MAHD
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Imad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “pillar, support”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Imad mean?
Arabic
“pillar, support”
Often part of the title Imad al-Din, 'pillar of the faith', borne by the 12th-century ruler Zengi.
Is Imad a girl's or a boy's name?
Imad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Imad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Imad, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Imad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were given Imad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,242, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Imaad 11
- Imad 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Imad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,180 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Imad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Imad, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Imad than any year since 2001.
Half of all the boys named Imad in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Imad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
Names like Imad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Ahmed Hamza Fahad Abdullah Hammad Zayd Ahad Umar Mustafa Musa Khalid
Other spellings of Imad
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, “Imad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/imad, updated 20 October 2026.