Ibaad
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "servant of God".
Name Census estimates that about 82 living Americans carry the first name Ibaad. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ibaad today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ibaad births was 2018 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ibaad. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ibaad. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
82
~ 1 in 4,179,931 Americans
Peak year
2018
13 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,936
Tracked since 2012
Popularity
Ibaad: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ibaad from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 62 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Ibaad remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ibaad by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ibaad during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ibaad
The name Ibaad has its origins in the Arabic language and Islamic culture. It is derived from the Arabic word 'ibaadah', which means 'worship' or 'service to God'. The name can be traced back to the 7th century AD when Islam emerged in the Arabian Peninsula.
Ibaad is mentioned in the Quran, the holy book of Islam, as a positive attribute referring to those who are devoted to the worship of Allah (God). The Quran encourages believers to be among the 'ibaad', or servants of God, and to live a life of submission and obedience to the divine will.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ibaad is found in the historical accounts of the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled over a vast empire spanning parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia between 750 and 1258 AD. During this period, Ibaad was a commonly used name among Muslims, reflecting the importance of religious devotion in Islamic culture.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Ibaad. One of the most famous was Ibaad ibn Ziyad (620-686 AD), a prominent military commander and governor who played a significant role in the early Islamic conquests and the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Another historical figure with the name Ibaad was Ibaad ibn Rashid (720-785 AD), a renowned Islamic scholar and the founder of the Ibadi sect of Islam, which is still practiced in parts of Oman, Algeria, and East Africa.
In the 11th century, Ibaad ibn al-Husayn (1005-1088 AD) was a prominent Sufi mystic and poet from Khurasan, known for his spiritual writings and contributions to the development of Islamic mysticism.
During the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt and Syria (1250-1517 AD), Ibaad al-Malik al-Afdal (1169-1225 AD) was a prominent military leader and the son of the famous Sultan Saladin.
In more recent times, Ibaad Yahya (1889-1972) was a Yemeni poet and writer who played a significant role in the literary renaissance of the Arab world in the early 20th century.
It is important to note that while the name Ibaad has deep roots in Islamic tradition and history, it has also been adopted and used by people of various cultural backgrounds and religions over the centuries.
People
Ibaad + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ibaad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ibaad: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ibaad?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 82 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ibaad going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,179,931 US residents.
Is Ibaad a common name?
We classify Ibaad as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 83 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ibaad most popular?
The single biggest year for Ibaad was 2018, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ibaad is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Ibaad a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ibaad in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.