Imad
How to say it: ee-MAD · /imˈad/
Arabic 'pillar, support' - classic name connoting steadfastness across Arab world.
Imad was the 4,035th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 20 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are up about 56% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #3,218 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #4,035 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 20 |
| Share of births | 1 in 165,767 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | +56% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,218 |
| In France, 2025 | #670 among boys’ names, 50 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Imad is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Imad is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Turkish.
In France: #670 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Imad
- Imad Khamis (born 1961)67. Prime Minister of Syria
- Imad Faraj (born 1999)Moroccan, Algerian and French footballer
- Imad Bassou (born 1993)Moroccan judoka
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