Iyad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ee-YAHD
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,087 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Iyad is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Iyad mean?
Arabic
Iyad was the name of an ancient Arab tribe of pre-Islamic times.
Is Iyad a girl's or a boy's name?
Iyad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iyad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,087th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Iyad, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Iyad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Iyad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
How popular is Iyad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,248th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Iyad, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. It first appears in the records in 1973.
2025 had the most boys named Iyad of any year since it first appeared, in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Iyad in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iyad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
Names like Iyad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Zayd, Musa, Zayaan, Ahmed, Zayan, Ziyad, Abdullah, Hamza, Umar, Mustafa, Ibrahim
Names related to Iyad
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, “Iyad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iyad, updated 20 October 2026.