NameTides

Asad

Asad was the #1,919 boys' name in the US in 2025 (81 babies), and #953 in England & Wales and #1,642 in Canada.

Asad as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Asad as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Asad as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,919 (81)#953 (32)—#1,642 (13)
2024#2,012 (76)#1,282 (21)—#1,353 (16)
2023#1,970 (78)#1,272 (21)—#2,614 (6)
2022#1,826 (88)#1,366 (19)—#1,557 (12)
2021#1,884 (81)#1,218 (22)—#1,277 (16)
2020#1,922 (76)#1,150 (23)—#1,520 (12)
2019#2,213 (63)#1,439 (17)—#2,189 (7)
2018#1,886 (79)#1,875 (12)—#1,682 (10)
2017#2,170 (62)#1,812 (13)—#2,198 (7)
2016#3,059 (38)#1,804 (13)——
2015#3,149 (36)#1,236 (21)—#1,577 (11)
2014#3,371 (32)#1,117 (24)—#1,657 (10)
2013#2,402 (52)#1,796 (12)—#2,086 (7)
2012#2,632 (46)#1,270 (20)#568 (4)#1,781 (9)
2011#2,504 (49)#1,087 (24)—#1,802 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,826.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1970.

How common is it?

about 1 in 21,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Asad is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Asad by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,055NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Asad (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#96411

Asad (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AsadCanadaBoys#1,64213
AsadEngland & WalesBoys#95332
As'AdEngland & WalesBoys—too few
AsadNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AsadScotlandBoys—too few
AsadUSBoys#1,91981