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Amjad

“The name 'Amjad' means "more glorious" or "most glorious" in Arabic, derived from the root *m-j-d* (م-ج-د) connoting glory, honor, and majesty.”

Arabic · Boy · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#5,219
TrendStable
Peak year2021
Syllables2
OriginArabic
LanguageArabic
CultureArabic, Urdu
ReligionIslam
Letters5
Numerology11 Chaldean 11
Global rank#480

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Amjad

The name 'Amjad' means "more glorious" or "most glorious" in Arabic, derived from the root *m-j-d* (م-ج-د) connoting glory, honor, and majesty.

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Etymology

The name 'Amjad' means "more glorious" or "most glorious" in Arabic, derived from the root *m-j-d* (م-ج-د) connoting glory, honor, and majesty. It is predominantly used in Muslim cultures across the Arab world, South Asia, and the Middle East, with historical prominence as a name among Islamic scholars and nobility, including the 8th-century Umayyad prince Amjad ibn Abd al-Malik.

Amjad currently ranks #5,219 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2021.

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