Boy’s name · Arabic, French

Jounayd

How to say it: zhoo-NAYD · /ʒuˈnɛd/

French transliteration of Arabic Junayd meaning 'small soldier' - name of famed Sufi mystic.

Jounayd was the 6,917th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are up about 50% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #4,493 by 2030.

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

#6,917for boys in 2025
1 in 331,534US babies
0born in 2025
#4,493projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Jounayd
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#6,917
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 331,534
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years+50%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#4,493
In France, 2025#310 among boys’ names, 25 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Jounayd peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Jou
  • Jay
  • Nayd

Honouring a Jounayd in the family

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, French.

In France: #310 for boys in 2025.

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