Yad
Yad is a distinctive choice, ranked #2133 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Yad in their class.
About the Name Yad
Yad has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 188 places in five years. It was most popular in 2011 at #1600 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2002.
Yad is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Yad in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Yad
- Yad Labanim — Yad Labanim is an Israeli volunteer organization to commemorate soldiers who died in Israel's conflicts and care for their bereaved families.
- Yad Ben Zvi — Yad Ben Zvi (Hebrew: יד יצחק בן-צבי), also known as the Ben-Zvi Institute, is a research institute and publishing house named for Israeli president Yitzhak Ben-Zvi in Jerusalem.
- Yad La-Shiryon — Yad La-Shiryon (officially: The Armored Corps Memorial Site and Museum at Latrun; Hebrew: יד לשריון) is Israel's official memorial site for fallen soldiers from the armored corps, as well as one of the most diverse tank museums in the world.
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 Yad
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yad
Almost certainly the only Yad in the class
UK Popularity (2002–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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Famous People Named Yad
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia