Miqdad
Boy · mik-DAAD · Arabic
Miqdad is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Miqdad mean?
Arabic
Al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad was an early companion of the Prophet Muhammad, remembered for his courage at Badr.
- Say it
- mik-DAAD
Is Miqdad a girl's or a boy's name?
Miqdad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Miqdad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Miqdad, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Miqdad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Miqdad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
How popular is Miqdad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Miqdad, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. It first appears in the records in 2023.
Miqdad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
Names like Miqdad
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