Ayyad
Ayyad is a surname and may refer to:Abbas Ayyad, Bahraini footballer Akram Ayyad, Libyan footballer Cadi Ayyad or Qadi Ayyad (1083–1149), historical Sunni polymath, theologian, historian, poet, and genealogist Janna Jihad Ayyad, Palestinian youth activist Maher Ayyad, Bahraini chess player Nidal Ayyad, convicted perpetrator of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing Rami Ayyad, Palestinian Christian…
Meaning & Origin of Ayyad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayyad is a surname and may refer to:Abbas Ayyad, Bahraini footballer Akram Ayyad, Libyan footballer Cadi Ayyad or Qadi Ayyad (1083–1149), historical Sunni polymath, theologian, historian, poet, and genealogist Janna Jihad Ayyad, Palestinian youth activist Maher Ayyad, Bahraini chess player Nidal Ayyad, convicted perpetrator of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing Rami Ayyad, Palestinian Christian…
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The Story of Ayyad
Ayyad first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2020, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 7 Ayyads were born — ranking #9,549 that year. As of 2026, Ayyad ranks #9,549 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7 Ayyads have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ayyad
Ayyad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2020 and has accumulated 7 births in the dataset. Ayyad's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #9,549. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayyad'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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