Junaid
Boy · joo-NAYD · Arabic
Junaid is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “little soldier”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
What does Junaid mean?
Arabic: diminutive of Arabic jund, army
“little soldier”
Al-Junayd of Baghdad, who died in 910, was one of the most influential early Sufi masters.
- Say it
- joo-NAYD
Is Junaid a girl's or a boy's name?
Junaid is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the UK and 23 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Junaid in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Junaid, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 125 boys.
Half of all the boys named Junaid in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were given Junaid or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,019, up from #1,337 for this spelling alone.
- Junaid 22
- Junayd 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,275th in England and Wales.
Junaid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,337 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,265 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,115 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 30 | #1,046 |
| 2014 | 35 | #925 |
| 2013 | 45 | #784 |
| 2012 | 45 | #790 |
| 2011 | 38 | #859 |
| 2010 | 50 | #701 |
| 2009 | 41 | #782 |
| 2008 | 53 | #657 |
| 2007 | 65 | #544 |
| 2006 | 56 | #579 |
| 2005 | 47 | #620 |
| 2004 | 79 | #395 |
| 2003 | 75 | #392 |
| 2002 | 91 | #326 |
| 2001 | 108 | #285 |
| 2000 | 120 | #268 |
| 1999 | 120 | #273 |
| 1998 | 91 | #318 |
| 1997 | 125 | #261 |
| 1996 | 117 | #267 |
How popular is Junaid in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Junaid, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Junaid in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Junaid in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
Names like Junaid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Junaid
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