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Boy's nameOrigin: ArabicIn Israel: rising

IyadIn Hebrew: איאד · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Iyad (Hebrew: איאד) is a boy's name of Arabic origin. 3,890 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 40 boys and ranked #330. Its peak year was 1973, with 195 babies.

People in Israel
3,890
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
40
rank #330
Peak year
1973
195 babies
USA
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not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Iyad

In Hebrew letters the name is איאד, read right to left. Iyad is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Iyad by year in Israel

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Iyad: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Iyad

How do you write Iyad in Hebrew?

Iyad is written איאד in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Iyad?

3,890 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name איאד: 0 women and 3,890 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Iyad a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named איאד are men.

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.