Muad
Boy · moo-AHD · Arabic
Muad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “protected, sheltered”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 3,378th for boys in the US (34 babies).
What does Muad mean?
Arabic: variant of Muadh (Mu'adh)
“protected, sheltered”
Mu'adh ibn Jabal was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, famed for his knowledge.
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Is Muad a girl's or a boy's name?
Muad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 34 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Muad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Muad, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 13 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Muad than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Muad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were given Muad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,763, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Muad 9
- Muaad 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Muad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Muad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,378among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the US were named Muad, making it the 3,378th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 47 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Muad in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Muad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3,378 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,103 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,051 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,693 |
| 2018 | 46 | #2,673 |
| 2017 | 41 | #2,890 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,590 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,691 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Names like Muad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musa Zayd Zayaan Zayan Ahmed Musab Mustafa Hamza Abdullah Umar Azaan
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