Fun Facts About the Name Imaad
- 232 babies named Imaad: U.S. records list 232 babies given the name Imaad from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Imaad Mean?
Imaad is an Arabic masculine name meaning "pillar" or "support." It comes from Arabic ʿimād (عماد), the ordinary noun for a pillar, post, or prop - something that holds up or sustains something else. The literal sense is architectural; the customary name meaning extends it to a person who is a support. The initial ʿayn is not represented in English spelling, and the doubled a in Imaad stands for the long vowel in the second syllable. Imad is another common transliteration of the same Arabic name.
Imaad Name History & Origins
ʿImād is formed from an Arabic vocabulary word rather than from a biblical or European saint's name, and it fits the long Arabic practice of using nouns that describe a quality or role as personal names. It also supplies the first element of compound honorific names, especially ʿImād al-Dīn, "pillar of the faith." That compound was borne by the Zengid ruler ʿImād al-Dīn Zangī (d. 1146) and by the historian ʿImād al-Dīn al-Isfahani (d. 1201).
The standalone name is used in Arabic-speaking countries and in Muslim communities in South Asia. English spellings include Imad, Imaad, and Emad; these are transliterations of one Arabic name, not separate names with different origins.
How Popular is the Name Imaad?
Imaad 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 2002. Its best rank was #5,228 in 2002.
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 | #12,737 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #7,403 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #11,358 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #13,072 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,272 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #8,451 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #6,150 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #6,149 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #8,393 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,957 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #7,775 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #12,858 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #6,771 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #7,177 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #7,798 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #7,918 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #6,545 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #8,457 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #6,619 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #8,589 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #9,297 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #11,552 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #5,228 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #7,823 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #8,572 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,156 | 6 | 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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How the Name Imaad Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You like to use the pen or the needle (writing, fashion design etc). You are loving, compassionate, intuitive and humanitarian. Runs of luck, either good or bad, follow you. You are sympathetic, but at times might be touchy and oversensitive. You may have a gift for writing. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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