Iyad is a distinctive choice, ranked #2014 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Iyad in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2014
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About the Name Iyad
Iyad has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 154 places in five years. It was most popular in 2023 at #1610 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2007.
Iyad is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Iyad in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Iyad
Iyad Makhlouf — Iyad Makhlouf, also known as Eyad Makhlouf, is a former major in the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate, a brother of Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf and maternal cousin of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Iyad Jamal Al-Din — Ayad Jamal Aldin or Iyad Jamal al-Din (Arabic: إياد جمال الدين), full name Iyad Raouf Mohammed Jamal al-Din, is a prominent Iraqi intellectual, politician and religious cleric.
Iyad Sughayer — Iyad Sughayer is a Jordanian-Palestinian classical pianist.
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 Iyad
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Iyad per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Iyad in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Iyad has been fairly steady, ranked #2,014 in 2025 against #1,935 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #1,610 in 2023.
Iyad 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 Iyad include: Iyad Makhlouf, Iyad Jamal Al-Din and Iyad Sughayer. Short summaries for each appear below.
Iyad does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Iyads in the wild.
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UK babies named Iyad (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 79 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Iyad
Almost certainly the only Iyad in the class
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UK Popularity (2007–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Iyad
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Iyad Makhlouf, also known as Eyad Makhlouf, is a former major in the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate, a brother of Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf and maternal cousin of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Ayad Jamal Aldin or Iyad Jamal al-Din (Arabic: إياد جمال الدين), full name Iyad Raouf Mohammed Jamal al-Din, is a prominent Iraqi intellectual, politician and religious cleric.
Abū al-Faḍl ʿIyāḍ ibn Mūsā ibn ʿIyāḍ ibn ʿAmr ibn Mūsā ibn ʿIyāḍ ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mūsā ibn ʿIyāḍ al-Yaḥṣubī al-Sabtī (Arabic: أبو الفضل عياض بن موسى بن عياض بن عمرو بن موسى بن عياض بن محمد بن عبد الله بن موسى بن عياض اليحصبي السبتي), better known as Qāḍī Iyāḍ (Arabic: قاضي عياض), was a Sunni polymath and considered the leading scholar in Maliki fiqh and hadith in his time.
Al-Fudayl ibn 'Iyad ibn Mas'ud ibn Bishr Abu 'Ali al-Tamimi al-Yarbu'i al-Khurasani (Arabic: الفضيل بن عياض بن مسعود بن بشر أبو على التميمي اليربوعي الخراساني, romanized: Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʻIyāḍ ibn Bishr ibn Masūd Abū ʻAlī at-Tamīmī al-Yarbūʻī al-Khurāsānī; died 803/AH 187), also known as Abu Ali and as al-Talaqani, was a famous Islamic Sunni Scholar.