The first name Fahad

In 2025, 46 boys were named Fahad, making it the 745th most popular boys’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Fahad with other names.

In 2025, 55 boys born in the United States were named Fahad, the 2,459th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 73 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Fahad Khamees
  Emirati footballer, born 1962
• Fahad Abdulrahman
  Emirati footballer, born 1962
• Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
  Founder of the Kuwait Olympic Committee (1945-1990)
• Fahad Al Enezi
  Basketball player, born 1988
• Fahad Bayo
  Association football player, born 1998

• Muhammad
• Mohammed
• Mohammad
• Ibrahim
• Mohamed
• Yusuf
• Ahmed
• Omar
• Ahmad
• Abdullah
• Musa
• Amir
• Muhammed
• Yahya
• Hamza
• Mustafa

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Fahad mean?

Borrowed from Arabic فَهْد (fahd).

What is the origin of the name Fahad?

Borrowed from Arabic فَهْد (fahd).

How popular is the name Fahad?

In 2025, 46 boys born in England and Wales were named Fahad, ranking 745th.

Is Fahad a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,612 US babies named Fahad since 1880 were boys.

When was Fahad most popular?

2024 in the United States, when 73 babies were named Fahad, its highest rank at 2,063rd.