Imad is a distinctive choice, ranked #2440 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Imad in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2440
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About the Name Imad
Imad is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1008 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1048 in 2000 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Imad is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Imad in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Imad
Imad al-Alami โ Imad Khalil al-Alami, also known as Abu Hammam, was a senior Hamas official.
Imad Abdullah Sarah โ Imad Abullah Sarah is a Syrian politician who served as Information Minister in the Imad Khamis government and First Hussein Arnous government.
Imad Rahman โ Imad Rahman is a Pakistani-American fiction writer whose first short story collection was published in 2004.
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 Imad
Unlikely. With around 9 UK babies named Imad per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Imad in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Imad is rising: up 520 places since 2020, to #2,440 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,048 in 2000.
Imad 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 Imad include: Imad Abdullah Sarah, Imad Rahman and Imad Khan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Imad does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Imads in the wild.
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UK babies named Imad (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Imad
Almost certainly the only Imad 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 Imad
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Imad al-Din or Imad ad-Din (Arabic: ุนู ุงุฏ ุงูุฏูู, romanized: สฟImฤd al-Dฤซn), also Imad ud-din, is a male Muslim given name meaning "pillar of the religion, faith", composed from the nouns โimad, meaning pillar, and al-Din, of the faith.