How rare is the name Emad?

3,585 people in the United States have the first name Emad, about 1 in 84,249. It ranks #4,955 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

EMAD

#4,955

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
3,585
About
1 in 84,249
This common or more
84.7%
Who bears it

Of the 3,585 people named Emad, 85.3% reported their origin as White, 6.8% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 4.5% as two or more races. Virtually all are male (99.9%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Emad peaked in 2025, when 42 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19712025
Peak year
2025
Births that year
42
In 2025*
42
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 847 babies have been given the name since 1971. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Emad by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #8,133. The largest share of babies named Emad, 38.6%, were born in 2013 or later.

1970s#11,26257
1980s#9,612107
1990s#9,258164
2000s#13,457133
2010s#10,175213
2020s#8,133173
Generation X 1965–807.8%
Millennials 1981–9624.1%
Generation Z 1997–1229.5%
2013 and later38.6%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Exactly as common as Emad

1 other first name also has 3,585 people.

#4,955 Aminah · 3,585

Either side of Emad

#4,953 Denton · 3,586#4,955 Aminah · 3,585#4,957 Aleigha · 3,584#4,958 Krysten · 3,583

Also a last name

As a last name, Emad ranks #106,589 of 156,621, with 178 people. See Emad as a last name

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