Asad

“Lion” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1919 in the US (2025) · Trending

Asad is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1970, it stood at #1919 in 2025; about 2,000 boys have been named Asad along the way. Across the Northeast it runs about twice its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,400 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 8,500 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Asads

Asad ibn al-Furat — jurist and theologian in Ifriqiya
Asad Qaiser — Pakistani politician (born 1969)
Asad ibn Hashim — Ancestor of Sahabah
Asad ibn Saman — The son of Saman khuda Ancestor of the Samanid dynasty
Asad Shafiq — Pakistani cricketer

What Asads become

Among 137 notable people named Asad:

Artists & writers appear 1.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Asʻad ibn al-Muhadhdhab Ibn Mammātī, Egyptian poet, writer & administrator in Ayyubid dynasty.

Similar names: Nabil · Hasan · Eesa · Saad · Hashim · Eyad

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