Amjad
Amjad, is an Arabic male name meaning “honorable” and “glorious”. It is the superlative of the word majid.
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Amjad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amjad, is an Arabic male name meaning “honorable” and “glorious”. It is the superlative of the word majid.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Amjad
The earliest SSA record of Amjad as a baby boy name dates back to 1971, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Amjad — #3,648 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Amjad on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amjad ranks #5,391 for baby boys with 17 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 620 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Amjad
Amjad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 620 births in the dataset. Amjad's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #3,458. Use the chart and map above to compare Amjad's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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