Fun Facts About the Name Fahd
- 392 babies named Fahd: U.S. records list 392 babies given the name Fahd from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Fahd Mean?
Fahd is an Arabic masculine given name taken directly from the Arabic noun fahd (فهد), which names a large spotted cat and is the Arabic word for the cheetah, the animal historically trained for hunting. The word is built on the root ف-ه-د (f-h-d), with the plural fuhūd and the related noun fahhād, a cheetah keeper or handler. Arabic has a separate word for the leopard, nimr, so the meaning often given in English-language name books - "leopard" or "panther" - is a looser rendering of the same animal noun rather than a separate etymology.
Fahd Name History & Origins
Fahd is a direct use of the Arabic animal noun as a personal name, a pattern shared with other Arabic names such as Asad ("lion") and Nimr ("leopard"). The hunting cheetah was a prized animal in the courts of the medieval Islamic world, and the word fahd is well attested in classical Arabic usage. The name is used throughout the Arabic-speaking world - Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states, Egypt, the Levant, and North Africa - and, in the spelling Fahad, among Muslims in South Asia.
The best-known bearer outside the region is King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia (1921 - 2005), who reigned from 1982 to 2005 and was one of the sons of King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud; the name has been used within the Saudi royal family. Latin-script spellings vary, with Fahd, Fahad, and Fahed all in common use.
How Popular is the Name Fahd?
Fahd 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 2017. Its best rank was #4,795 in 2017.
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 | #5,275 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #4,919 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #6,646 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #5,274 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #7,775 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #5,318 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #6,194 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #4,799 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #4,795 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #4,996 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #6,083 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #7,198 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #8,323 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #6,741 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #6,720 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #10,001 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #7,881 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #12,950 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #8,969 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #9,433 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #9,237 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #11,442 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #9,758 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #7,776 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,678 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #7,378 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #7,844 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #8,501 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #5,669 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #6,558 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,855 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #4,873 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #8,541 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #6,681 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,878 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,641 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,582 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,735 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #5,115 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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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