How popular is the name Fahad?

1,612 US babies were named Fahad between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2024.

What careers are people named Fahad over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Fahads show up 3.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Fahad

Q: How common is the spelling Fahad?

The most common spelling: 80% of Fahads use it.

Fahad. 1,612 US babies since 1940, peak 2024. Notable Fahads are 3.2× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2024

1,612 US babies were named Fahad between 1940 and 2025.

Fahad around the world

England & Wales: 866 babies since 1996, peak 2025, No. 745 in 2025
Sweden: 82 babies since 1998, peak 2013, No. 784 in 2022
Belgium: 32 babies since 1995, peak 2023, No. 1,146 in 2025
France: 375 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 1,383 in 2025
Ireland: 21 babies since 1964, peak 2011

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Fahads end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	3.2×	High · 39 people
Actor	1.1×	Low · 5 people
TV presenter	1.5×	Low · 3 people
Writer	0.8×	Low · 2 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Fahads show up 3.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 80% of Fahads use it

Fahad 80%
Fahd 20%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2024)