Asad
Asad, sometimes written as Assad, is an Arabic male given name literally meaning "lion". It is used in nicknames such as Asad Allāh, one of the by-names for Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Meaning & Origin of Asad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Asad, sometimes written as Assad, is an Arabic male given name literally meaning "lion". It is used in nicknames such as Asad Allāh, one of the by-names for Ali ibn Abi Talib.
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The Story of Asad
Asad first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 88 Asads were born — ranking #1,826 that year. As of 2026, Asad ranks #1,984 for baby boys with 78 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 2K Asads have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Asad
Asad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Asad's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,822. Use the chart and map above to compare Asad'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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