Boys' name · since 1997

Amaad

Amaad has 72 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,601 of 45,481
all-time among boys
72
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade

Amaad sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 72 recorded since 1997.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaad has been recorded 72 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2018.

  • #19,601 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 72 born since 1997
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaad ranks #19,601 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,601 of 45,481
all-time among boys
72
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Amaad's 72 recorded births place it above 56.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Amaad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Amaad's full recorded timeline at 2009, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Amaad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2002)
9
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
45678910 19971999200120022004200920122014201520162018 7

Amaad by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (35 births, 49% of the file).

2010s was Amaad's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Amaad births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amaad?
72 babies have been named Amaad since 1997. All-time, it sits at #19,601 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2002 with 9 births.
Where does Amaad sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaad ranks #19,601 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Amaad most popular?
Amaad was most popular in the 2010s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Amaad been used?
Amaad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 22 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Amaad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amari, Amare, Amar, Amado, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amaad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amaad draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.