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Asad

“Lion” — Arabic origin

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

Asad has appeared in US records since 1970 — best rank #1822 (1994) · 1,991 babies named Asad all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

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 116 notable people named Asad:

Political leaders appear 1.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Asad Qaiser, Pakistani politician (born 1969).

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