Iyad
“strength, support”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 219th
- births in 2023–2025
- 790
- babies born in France
- 1 in 2,299
- −0.4% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2017
Meaning and origin of Iyad
Iyad is thought to mean “strength, support” and is of Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Iyad in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2017.
- Over recent years, Iyad has been stable (−0.4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Iyad every 11 schools, all spellings combined.
Iyad in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,446th boys’ name13 babies in 3 years1 boy in 13,073
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,907th boys’ name38 babies in 3 years1 boy in 21,746
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
48 babies in 3 years1 boy in 107,115
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), 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.
Same sound, other spellings
- Iyaad10
- Yad5
- Iyade5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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