Raad
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning thunder; the sound of thunder.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Raad by the numbers
Raad was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raad. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Raad
Names that are said the same way as Raad, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the wind
Like Raad, each of these has the wind in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Raidenthunder and lightning god; thunder deity815 in the US (2017)
- Raydenthunder and lightning god; a modern spelling of Raiden394 in the US (2017)
- Keanucool breeze over the mountains40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Torinstern; thunder; a form of Torsten36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zephyrwest wind; god of the west wind166 in the US (2017)
- Stormtempest or violent wind163 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Raad
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