Aswad
Aswad is a masculine Arabic given name and surname that means "black". Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Aswad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aswad is a masculine Arabic given name and surname that means "black". Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Aswad
Aswad first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 14 Aswads were born — ranking #2,605 that year. As of 2026, Aswad ranks #7,790 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 129 Aswads 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 Aswad
Aswad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 129 births in the dataset. Aswad's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #2,605. Use the chart and map above to compare Aswad'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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