Asahd
Masculine
Asahd is a recent American name whose arrival can be dated to 2016, and it stands near the Arabic asad — a lion.
How old is the name Asahd?
Asahd first appears in US birth records in 2017 — 8 years ago. The typical Asahd is a kid of about 5 — this name's wave is very recent. About 500 people named Asahd are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Asahd most popular?
Asahd peaked in 2018, reaching #1593 nationally. Today it ranks #4539, 2,946 places below that high. See the whole 2018 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Asahd
Ours, offered as ours. This is one of the very few names whose entry into the American record can be dated to a single week: a music producer named a son Asahd in late 2016 and the name appears in the national statistics the following year, from nothing. Arabic asad, a lion, stands one letter away and is genuinely ancient — it gives the constellation Leo its Arabic name. The h is new and the lion is old.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source is established. Arabic asad means a lion and gives the names Asad and Assad. The spelling Asahd appears in American records from 2017 following one widely publicized birth, and the h has no basis in the Arabic.
Pronouncing Asahd
uh-SAHD
Two syllables with the stress on the second. There is little variation.
Nicknames for Asahd
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 2017
- Most boys named
- 2018103 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1593reached in 2018
- Change vs 2024
- −12.0%22 in 2025, from 25
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Asahd in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Asad in Arabic — related form
- Asad in Urdu — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia.
Asahds among us
people named Asahd are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 77,640 born in 2025 was named Asahd
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Ulisses test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Asahd's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Ulisses climbed just as high around 1999, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Ulisses's path sketches the road Asahd is walking now.
Asahd sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Asahd beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Asahd in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Its arrival is unusually precisely dated, which is rare for a name.
- Asa is a complete Hebrew name in its own right and a ready short form.
- Five letters and two syllables, quick to write.
- Asad is the standard Arabic spelling and the h has no basis in it.
- It is tied to one widely publicized moment, which will date it.
- There is no documented meaning for this spelling.
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Frequently asked
- How many Asahds are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Asahd are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Asahd in 2025?
- Asahd ranks #4539 among US boy names in 2025, with 22 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Asahd?
- About 1 in every 77,640 US boys born in 2025 was named Asahd — 22 in all.
- Will my child share the name Asahd with classmates?
- Asahd will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Asahd
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