Raad
Raad is a surname and a masculine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Raad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raad is a surname and a masculine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Raad
Raad first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 17 Raads were born — ranking #5,462 that year. As of 2026, Raad ranks #6,223 for baby boys with 14 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). In total, more than 224 Raads have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Raad
Raad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 224 births in the dataset. Raad's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #5,462. Use the chart and map above to compare Raad'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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