Assad
“lion”
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,705th
- births in 2023–2025
- 55
- babies born in France
- 1 in 33,333
- babies a year
- ≈ 18
- peak year
- 2020
Meaning and origin of Assad
Assad means “lion” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Assad in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2020.
- With about 18 babies a year, Assad is too rare for a reliable trend: INSEE rounds each year to 5.
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Assad every 167 schools.
Assad in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
44 babies in 3 years1 boy in 116,853
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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