Boys' name · since 1990
Hamad
Hamad has 528 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,635 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,329 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 528
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hamad is the #4329 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 528 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamad has been recorded 528 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #4329 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, 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 1990 to 2025.
- #7,635 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,329 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 528 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamad ranks #7,635 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,329 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 528 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,635 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,329 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 528
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hamad's 528 recorded births place it above 83.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hamad compares
528 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Hamad's all-time total is 43% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hamad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 528 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hamad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hamad's full recorded timeline at 2009, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hamad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Hamad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (224 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Hamad's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Hamad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
224 births
- 2020s
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 224 births (42% of all-time use).
How Hamad 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 Hamad's total volume
Hamad by state
Where Hamad concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
10 of 528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hamad's data
- Hamad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (224 total births) through the 2020s (101) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hamads (10 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hamad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Hamad 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.