Emad
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning support, pillar, mainstay.
Babies a year
12
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2014
12 babies
Emad by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Emad. In the US, 29 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 34 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Emad. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a helper
Like Emad, each of these has a helper in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ezrahelp, helper1,300 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Adrielmy help is god; flock of god1,553 in the US (2017)
- Codyhelpful; descendant of Ó Cuidighthigh504 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marshallhorse servant or stable master938 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Emad
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