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Junaid

Boy

Meaning of Junaid: Arabic: 'soldier'

Junaid is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4306th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1322nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4306

23 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1322

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

557

First recorded 1980 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 7 babies2012: 7 babies2013: 12 babies2014: 18 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 5 babies2017: 15 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 21 babies2020: 14 babies20202021: 21 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 20 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 23 babies
US babies named Junaid per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 26.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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