Hammad is a distinctive choice, ranked #1197 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Hammad in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1197
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About the Name Hammad
Hammad has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 127 places in five years. It was most popular in 2002 at #611 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Hammad is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Hammad in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Hammad
Osama Hammad — Osama Saad Hammad Saleh is a Libyan politician.
Amber Hammad — Amber Hammad is a Pakistani-Australian creative, artist and researcher who has exhibited her artworks at a number of national and international galleries and museums.
Abderrahmane Hammad — Abderrahmane Hammad Zaheer is the Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports and a former track and field athlete who competed in the high jump.
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 Hammad
Unlikely. With around 24 UK babies named Hammad per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hammad in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hammad is rising: up 351 places since 2020, to #1,197 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #611 in 2002.
Hammad 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 Hammad include: Osama Hammad, Amber Hammad and Abderrahmane Hammad. Short summaries for each appear below.
Hammad does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hammads in the wild.
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UK babies named Hammad (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 351 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hammad
Almost certainly the only Hammad 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 Hammad
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Amber Hammad is a Pakistani-Australian creative, artist and researcher who has exhibited her artworks at a number of national and international galleries and museums.
Hammad ibn Abi Sulayman (died 738 CE) was an early Kufan Muslim jurist who is best known for being the principal teacher of Abu Hanifa, the eponym of the Hanafi school of law.
Abu Salma Hammad ibn Salamah ibn Dinar al-Basri (Arabic: حماد بن سلمة بن دينار البصري; died 167 AH/783 CE), the son of Salamah ibn Dinar, was a prominent narrator of hadith and one of the earliest grammarians of the Arabic language.