Fahad is a distinctive choice, ranked #745 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Fahad in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#745
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About the Name Fahad
Fahad is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 224 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #568 in 2000 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Fahad is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Fahad in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Fahad
Fahad Mirza — Fahad Mirza is a Pakistani actor, model, plastic surgeon and sculptor.
Fahad Al Hajeri — Fahad Mofarraj Hassan Al Hajeri is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Kuwait SC and the Kuwait national team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Fahad
Unlikely. With around 46 UK babies named Fahad per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Fahad in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Fahad is rising: up 447 places since 2020, to #745 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #568 in 2000.
Fahad is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Fahad include: Fahad Mirza, Fahad Al-Rashidi (footballer, born 1984) and Fahad Al Hajeri. Short summaries for each appear below.
Fahad does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Fahads in the wild.
46
UK babies named Fahad (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 447 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Fahad
Almost certainly the only Fahad in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Fahad
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Fahad Ag Almahmoud was a Malian Imghad Tuareg militant who served as the secretary-general of GATIA from its formation in 2014 until 2023, when he split from the group and formed his own faction of GATIA.
Fahad Saleh Al-Ghesheyan (Arabic: فهد صالح الغشيان) is a former Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player who participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal against Sweden in the Round of 16.