Recorded 1997–2018 Boys' name Peak 2002 72 births

Amaad — boys' name

72 babies named Amaad in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s252010s35

The verdict

72 boys have been named Amaad since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.

72
total births
1997–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Amaad was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

9 babies were named Amaad in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amaad

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Amaad between 1997 and 2018, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amaad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amaad performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Amaad shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amaad in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 72 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amaad at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

72

Since 1997

22 years of records

Peak year

2002

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1997

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2018

Amaad popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2002)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Amaad by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
35 births that decade — 49% of Amaad's all-time total
1990s122000s252010s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amaad?
72 babies have been named Amaad since 1997. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2002 with 9 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.