Junaid
Junayd or Junaid or Junayed and sometimes Jounaid is a male given name which means soldier or warrior.
Meaning & Origin of Junaid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Junayd or Junaid or Junayed and sometimes Jounaid is a male given name which means soldier or warrior.
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The Story of Junaid
Junaid first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 27 Junaids were born — ranking #4,018 that year. As of 2026, Junaid ranks #4,018 for baby boys with 27 births, rising sharply (+43% over the past five years). In total, more than 587 Junaids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Junaid
Junaid is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 587 births in the dataset. Junaid's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,480. Use the chart and map above to compare Junaid'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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