boy's name
Asad
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,344
Scotland
#618
2012 births
Asad is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 88 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 40,932 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Asad over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 37 |
| 1980s | 164 |
| 1990s | 358 |
| 2000s | 455 |
| 2010s | 497 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 480 |
How popular is Asad?
In 2025, Asad was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Asad is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Asad is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| As'ad | As'ad is Asad written with an apostrophe, recorded mostly in England and Wales. | 6 |
Names that peaked alongside Asad
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Asad also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Asad over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Asad
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Asad — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Asad
How popular is the name Asad?
In 2025, Asad was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Asad a girl's or a boy's name?
Asad is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Asad most popular?
Asad peaked in 2022, when 88 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Asad a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Asad currently ranks #964 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.