Asad
Asad was the 1919th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 1824th; the most babies were born in 2022 (88). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,238 places. More babies were named Asad in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,919 boys, up 4 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 81boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202288 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,991babies recorded
Asad popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,919 | 81 |
| 2020 | #1,923 | 76 |
| 2010 | #2,918 | 40 |
| 2000 | #2,198 | 45 |
| 1990 | #3,064 | 20 |
| 1980 | #4,164 | 9 |
| 1970 | #4,770 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Asad, counting every spelling?
Asad is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,087 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,919 for Asad on its own. Together these spellings went to 182 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asad | 81 | #1,919 | 404 |
| Asaad | 49 | #2,647 | 307 |
| Azad | 22 | #4,560 | 123 |
| Assad | 11 | #7,241 | 87 |
| Azaad | 19 | #5,058 | 73 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Asad?
81 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Asad (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Asad born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 103 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Asad.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Asad?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Asad are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 7 and 28. That makes Asad mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Asad by state
How common Asad was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.5×), Pennsylvania (3.9×), New York (2.0×), Ohio (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Asad: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Asad, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Asad
How popular is the name Asad?
Asad was the 1919th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 1824th; the most babies were born in 2022 (88). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,238 places. More babies were named Asad in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Asad a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Asad in the US.
Where is Asad most popular?
In 2021–2025, Asad was most common in Minnesota (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and New York.