Boys' name · since 1978
Fuad
512 babies named Fuad in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,788 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,924 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 512
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
512 babies have been named Fuad since 1978, making it today's #6924 boys' name.
Fuad has 512 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6924 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #7,788 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,924 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 512 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fuad ranks #7,788 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,924 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 512 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,788 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,924 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 512
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fuad's 512 recorded births place it above 82.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Fuad compares
512 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fuad's all-time total is 39% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fuad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 512 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fuad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fuad splits its recorded history at 2004: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fuad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Fuad by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (139 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Fuad's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Fuad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 139 births (27% of all-time use).
How Fuad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Fuad's total volume
Fuad by state
Where Fuad concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 512 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fuad's data
- Fuad's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (139 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Fuads (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Fuad
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Fuad
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fuad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
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, 1978–2025 (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 Fuad 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.