Fun Facts About the Name Fahad
- More than 1 thousand babies named Fahad: U.S. records list 1,612 babies given the name Fahad from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Fahad Mean?
Fahad is a variant spelling of the Arabic masculine name Fahd (فَهْد), which means "cheetah." The name comes from the Arabic noun fahd, the standard word for the cheetah. The spelling Fahad inserts a vowel between the h and d for Latin-alphabet readers; the Arabic written form is the same as Fahd. The Arabic word for leopard is a different noun, نَمِر (namir), so "cheetah" is more precise than "leopard" as the name's meaning. The literal sense is the animal; later associations with speed or bravery are symbolic rather than etymological.
Fahad Name History & Origins
The Arabic name Fahd is formed directly from the old Arabic noun fahd, "cheetah," and it belongs to a traditional Arabic pattern of animal names that also includes Asad ("lion") and Namir ("leopard"). In Arabic script the name is written فهد, normally without the short vowel a; the pronunciation is one syllable, fahd. The spelling Fahad represents a Latin-alphabet transliteration that writes the vowel and is common in South Asian and English-language settings, where the name is often said as two syllables. Arabic keeps the form Fahd, while Fahad is one of several accepted transliterations rather than a separate Arabic name. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, who reigned from 1982 to 2005, is a well-known modern bearer, but the name itself is older than that public figure.
How Popular is the Name Fahad?
Fahad has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #1,908 in 1999.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,459 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 2024 | #2,060 | 73 | 0.0043% |
| 2023 | #2,199 | 65 | 0.0038% |
| 2022 | #2,652 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2021 | #2,469 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2020 | #2,632 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 2019 | #2,706 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2018 | #2,452 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 2017 | #2,038 | 69 | 0.0037% |
| 2016 | #2,392 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 2015 | #2,073 | 68 | 0.0035% |
| 2014 | #2,326 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2013 | #2,311 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2012 | #3,070 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #2,919 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2010 | #3,334 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2009 | #3,951 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #4,589 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #3,815 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #3,407 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #3,853 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #3,040 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #3,390 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2002 | #2,710 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #2,540 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2000 | #2,762 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1999 | #1,908 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 1998 | #2,615 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1997 | #2,851 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1996 | #2,777 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #3,047 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #2,364 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1993 | #2,807 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #2,620 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #3,511 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #2,807 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #3,130 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #3,117 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #2,988 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #3,316 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #2,990 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #3,331 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #2,231 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #2,364 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #2,944 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #4,253 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #5,578 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #6,115 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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