Naod
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nah-OHD
- Origin
- Amharic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Naod is a boys' name of Amharic origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Naod mean?
Amharic: Ethiopian name of Ge'ez origin
Borne by Na'od, emperor of Ethiopia from 1494 to 1508.
Is Naod a girl's or a boy's name?
Naod is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naod in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Naod, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 12 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Naod than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Naod in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Naod in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Naod in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,538th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Naod, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Naod in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Naod in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
Names like Naod
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Kayden, Brody, Ronan, Lochlan, Aiden, Rowan, Kian, Finley, Cassian, Darragh, Callan
More Amharic names
Amare, Aryam, Gelila, Mahelet, Nolawi, Haset, Tafari, Bruk, Leul, Kidus, Melat, Haile, Menelik, Nuhamin, Meklit, Kirubel
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Naod: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naod, updated 20 October 2026.