Boys' name · since 1975

Amad

359 babies named Amad in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,610 of 45,481
all-time among boys
359
born since 1975
2000s
peak decade

359 boys have been named Amad since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amad has been recorded 359 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2021.

  • #9,610 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 359 born since 1975
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amad ranks #9,610 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 359 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.

#9,610 of 45,481
all-time among boys
359
born since 1975
2000s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Amad's 359 recorded births place it above 78.84% 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.

Amad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Amad's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Amad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2001)
18
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
05101520 197519861992199720022007201420202021 6

Amad by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (104 births, 29% of the file).

2000s was Amad's strongest decade.

104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Amad births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 104 births (29% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amad? ▼
359 babies have been named Amad since 1975. All-time, it sits at #9,610 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2001 with 18 births.
Where does Amad sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amad ranks #9,610 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 Amad most popular? ▼
Amad was most popular in the 2000s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Amad been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Amad since 1975 -- 47 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Amad? ▼
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.

What to do with Amad's data

  • Amad's decade-level peak was the 2000s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Amad

Nearby Names Like Amad

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Amad

Amari Boy
#185 31,994 births
Amare Boy
#2354 6,150 births
Amar Boy
#1391 4,989 births
Amado Boy
#1170 4,769 births
Amarion Boy
#1295 4,423 births

Compare Amad side by side: Amad vs Amari Amad vs Amare Amad vs Amar

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Amerigo
359 births · Peak 1917
Abdon
359 births · Peak 1975
Ronda
359 births · Peak 1946
Atanacio
359 births · Peak 1925
Ary #7744
359 births · Peak 2005
Aiken #7252
359 births · Peak 2012
Gilles
359 births · Peak 1928
Marlene
359 births · Peak 1936

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amad: 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, 1975–2021 (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 Amad 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.