Jad

Meaning and origin of Jad

Popularity of Jad in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2020.
• Over recent years, Jad has been rising (+4.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Jad every 11 schools, all spellings combined.

Jad in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  406^th boys’ name87 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,953−4.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  666^th boys’ name11 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,529

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  828^th boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,990

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,131^st boys’ name77 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,732−5.8% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,283^rd boys’ name454 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,325−6.1% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Jad and Jâd are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Jâd30
• Jaad (in French)45

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Jad

• Joud
• Zayd
• Fares
• Kays
• Kamil
• Ishaq
• Malik
• Qassim
• Bilal
• Samy
• Jassim
• Enes

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin