US rank #9176 Boys' name Peak 1996 415 births

Fouad — #9176 US boys' name

415 babies named Fouad in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s461990s1112000s932010s992020s38
#9176
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Fouad was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

18 babies were named Fouad in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fouad

The Social Security Administration has registered 415 babies named Fouad between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fouad currently holds the #9176 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fouad performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Fouad shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Fouad in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fouad 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 415 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.

Fouad at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

415

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

1996

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#9,176

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fouad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
18
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
05101520 202420192014200820021997199219841976 8

Fouad by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
111 births that decade — 27% of Fouad's all-time total
1970s281980s461990s1112000s932010s992020s38

Fouad by state

Where Fouad concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Fouad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.4%
#2 New York
5 1.2%
California share of Fouad's total US births 2.4%
Even split

10 of 415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fouad?
415 babies have been named Fouad since 1976. It currently ranks #9176 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 18 births.
When was Fouad most popular?
Fouad was most popular in the 1990s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Fouad most popular?
The top states for the name Fouad are California (10 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Fouad been used?
Fouad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fouad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fountain, Fount. 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, 1976–2024 (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.