Ayad
Ayad is both an Arabic given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ayad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayad is both an Arabic given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ayad
Ayad first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 15 Ayads were born — ranking #5,787 that year. As of 2026, Ayad ranks #6,533 for baby boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 174 Ayads have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Ayad
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ayad is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Iad
- Iod
- Iode
- Ide
- Eyed
- Ipad
- Ied
- Eid
- Iet
- Iot
- Ised
- Iut
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ayad
Ayad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 174 births in the dataset. Ayad's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #5,787. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayad'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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