The first name Souad

In 2025, 3 girls were named Souad, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2013, with 5 births (#4,050).

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

In 2018, 6 girls born in the United States were named Souad, the 15,438th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 6 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.

• Souad Massi
  Algerian singer and actress, born 1972
• Souad Faress
  British actress, born 1948
• Souâd Amidou
  French actress (born 1959)
• Souad Salih
  Egyptian university teacher, born 1945
• Souad Bendjaballah
  Algerian lawyer, activist, and politician
• Souad Mekhennet
  German journalist, born 1978
• Soad Hosny
  Egyptian actress (1943–2001)

• Layla
• Aaliyah
• Lyla
• Maryam
• Fatima
• Aisha
• Leila
• Laila
• Amira
• Zahra
• Amina
• Lila
• Aliyah
• Khadija
• Yasmin
• Ayesha

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Souad mean?

Borrowed from Arabic سُعاد (suʕād).

What is the origin of the name Souad?

Borrowed from Arabic سُعاد (suʕād).

How popular is the name Souad?

In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Souad, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2013, with 5 births.

When was Souad most popular?

2003 in the United States, when 6 babies were named Souad, its highest rank at 15,529th.