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Jad

Boy

Meaning of Jad: Arabic: 'generous'

Jad is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1363rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1053rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1363

139 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1053

28 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,818

First recorded 1968 · peak 2020

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 19 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 27 babies1990: 16 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 20 babies1995: 36 babies1996: 31 babies1997: 24 babies1998: 30 babies1999: 39 babies2000: 44 babies20002001: 58 babies2002: 55 babies2003: 56 babies2004: 68 babies2005: 71 babies2006: 76 babies2007: 98 babies2008: 94 babies2009: 79 babies2010: 97 babies20102011: 82 babies2012: 118 babies2013: 119 babies2014: 141 babies2015: 170 babies2016: 209 babies2017: 209 babies2018: 213 babies2019: 214 babies2020: 218 babies20202021: 182 babies2022: 192 babies2023: 174 babies2024: 141 babies2025: 139 babies
US babies named Jad per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 218.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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