Jad
Jad was the 1355th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 139 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 977th; the most babies were born in 2020 (218). Over the last ten years it has moved down 229 places. More babies were named Jad in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,355 boys, down 374 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 139boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020218 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,818babies recorded
Jad popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,355 | 139 |
| 2020 | #981 | 218 |
| 2010 | #1,619 | 97 |
| 2000 | #2,234 | 44 |
| 1990 | #3,682 | 16 |
| 1980 | #3,961 | 10 |
| 1970 | #3,650 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jad, counting every spelling?
Jad is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,286 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,355 for Jad on its own. Together these spellings went to 139 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jad | 139 | #1,355 | 828 |
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 Jad?
139 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jad (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jad 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 60 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jad.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jad?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Jad are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Jad a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Jad by state
How common Jad was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (3.6×), Michigan (3.4×), Virginia (2.9×), Illinois (2.6×), New Jersey (2.1×). In 36 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 Jad: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jad, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jad
How popular is the name Jad?
Jad was the 1355th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 139 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 977th; the most babies were born in 2020 (218). Over the last ten years it has moved down 229 places. More babies were named Jad in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jad a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jad in the US.
Where is Jad most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jad was most common in Massachusetts (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Virginia.