Jad
Jad (جاد) is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. It means "serious" or "earnest" in Arabic, and it has a secondary meaning in Hebrew, meaning "benevolent" as well.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Jad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jad (جاد) is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. It means "serious" or "earnest" in Arabic, and it has a secondary meaning in Hebrew, meaning "benevolent" as well.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Jad
The earliest SSA record of Jad as a baby boy name dates back to 1968, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 218 newborns named Jad — #979 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Jad on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jad ranks #1,402 for baby boys with 134 births, falling sharply (-25%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Jad
Jad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Jad's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #974. Use the chart and map above to compare Jad'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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