Junayd
Boy · ju-NAYD · Arabic
Junayd is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “little soldier”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Junayd mean?
Arabic: diminutive of jund 'army, soldier'
“little soldier”
Al-Junayd of Baghdad (died 910) was one of the most influential early Sufi masters.
- Say it
- ju-NAYD
Is Junayd a girl's or a boy's name?
Junayd is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Junayd in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Junayd, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2003, with 31 boys.
Half of all the boys named Junayd in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were given Junayd or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,019, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
- Junaid 22
- Junayd 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Junayd in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 25 | #972 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 31 | #754 |
| 2002 | 21 | #918 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,021 |
| 1999 | 18 | #930 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
Names like Junayd
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan Hamza Hammad Fahad Saif Usayd Hamid Jawad Saeed Asad Ubayd Imaad
Other spellings of Junayd
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