US rank #5968 Boys' name Peak 2001 549 births

Imad — #5968 US boys' name

549 babies named Imad in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s741990s1222000s1532010s1202020s58
#5968
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Imad was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

21 babies were named Imad in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Imad

The Social Security Administration has registered 549 babies named Imad between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Imad currently holds the #5968 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Imad performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 153 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Imad shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Imad in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Imad 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 549 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.

Imad at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

549

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2001

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,968

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Imad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
21
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0510152025 202420182012200620001994198819821977 6

Imad by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
153 births that decade — 28% of Imad's all-time total
1970s221980s741990s1222000s1532010s1202020s58

Imad by state

Where Imad concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Imad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
10 1.8%
#2 California
5 0.9%
Michigan share of Imad's total US births 1.8%
Even split

10 of 549 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Imad?
549 babies have been named Imad since 1977. It currently ranks #5968 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 21 births.
When was Imad most popular?
Imad was most popular in the 2000s decade with 153 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Imad most popular?
The top states for the name Imad are Michigan (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Imad been used?
Imad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Imad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iman, Imani, Imanol, Imari, 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, 1977–2024 (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.