Emad
Emad is an Arabic masculine given name and surname and means "support" or "pillar". What they trust. This name conjures up images of trust, strength, and stability.
Meaning & Origin of Emad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emad is an Arabic masculine given name and surname and means "support" or "pillar". What they trust. This name conjures up images of trust, strength, and stability.
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The Story of Emad
Emad first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 39 Emads were born — ranking #3,122 that year. As of 2026, Emad ranks #3,122 for baby boys with 39 births, rising sharply (+79% over the past five years). In total, more than 881 Emads 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 Emad
Emad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 881 births in the dataset. Emad's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,676. Use the chart and map above to compare Emad'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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