Iyad
Iyad is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Iyad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Iyad is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Iyad
The earliest SSA record of Iyad as a baby boy name dates back to 1973, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Iyad — #5,449 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Iyad on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Iyad ranks #6,851 for baby boys with 11 births, holding steady (+0%). All told, over 255 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Iyad
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Iyad. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Iyad
Phonetically similar names — useful when Iyad is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Izod
- Eyeshade
- Eyeshot
- Eischeid
- Eyelid
- Iside
- Iod
- Ited
- Idot
- Iad
- Eilidh
- Ided
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Iyad
Iyad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 255 births in the dataset. Iyad's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,101. Use the chart and map above to compare Iyad'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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