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Emad

Boy

Meaning of Emad: Arabic: 'support or pillar'

Emad is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2874th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2874

42 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

847

First recorded 1971 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 17 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 18 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 9 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 34 babies2014: 17 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 29 babies2018: 18 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 18 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 31 babies2023: 36 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 42 babies
US babies named Emad per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 42.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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