Jahaad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ja-HAHD
Jahaad is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jahaad come from?
Spelling of Jahad; uncertain; perhaps from Arabic jahd 'effort'
Meaning borrowed from Jahad.
Is Jahaad a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahaad is a boys' name.
How popular is Jahaad in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Jahaad in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jahaad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
Names like Jahaad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmad, Hamza, Muhammad, Zahir, Fahad, Zamir, Jamir, Jawad, Mahmoud, Said, Nazir, Zayd
Names related to Jahaad
Sources
Figures from 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, “Jahaad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jahaad, updated 20 October 2026.