Boy’s name · Arabic

Asaad

How to say it: uh-SAHD · /əˈsɑd/

Arabic name meaning 'happier, more fortunate'; - variant of Asad, widely used.

Asaad was the 1,216th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 49 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.3-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,142 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,216for boys in 2025
1 in 25,502US babies
49born in 2025
#1,142projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Asaad
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,216
Babies born in 202549
Share of births1 in 25,502
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.3
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,142
In France, 2025#1,664 among boys’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Asaad is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 35 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Asa
  • Saad

Honouring a Asaad in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Asaad is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English.

In France: #1,664 for boys in 2025.

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