Joud
Unisex · JOOD · Arabic
Unisex
Joud is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “generosity”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 4,351st for girls in the US (32 babies).
What does Joud mean?
Arabic: spelling of Jood
“generosity”
- Say it
- JOOD
Is Joud a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Joud has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls and 16 boys in the UK and 32 girls and 38 boys in the US.
How popular is Joud in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Joud, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,179th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 25 boys. 16 girls were also named Joud in 2025 (1,868th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Joud than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Joud in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,482 boys in the UK were given Joud or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #14, up from #1,686 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 50% of the babies named Joud in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Joud in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,179 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
How popular is Joud in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,351among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 50,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 32 girls in the US were named Joud, making it the 4,351st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,663rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002. 38 boys were also named Joud in 2025 (3,127th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Joud in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 141 girls in the US were given Joud or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,330, up from #4,351 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 46% of the babies named Joud in the US were girls.
Joud in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4,351 |
| 2024 | 33 | #4,293 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5,747 |
| 2022 | 24 | #5,306 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4,409 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5,663 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 28 | #4,766 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6,034 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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