The baby name Gad is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡæd/ (GAD).
Gad is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Gad is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡæd/ (GAD).
Gad is Hebrew in Origin.
Gad is a biblical Hebrew given name (גָּד, Gād) meaning “fortune” or “good luck,” from the Semitic root g-d. In Genesis 30:11, Leah exclaims “ba gad” - “good fortune has come” - on his birth; Jacob’s later blessing plays on a related word (gdud, “troop”), a pun reflected in some translations. The name is distinct from, yet related to, the ancient West Semitic deity Gad, a personification of Fortune mentioned in Isaiah.
As the seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Gad gave his name to one of Israel’s tribes; another notable bearer is Gad the prophet, adviser to King David. The name remained current in Jewish communities through late antiquity and the medieval period and is common in modern Israel and the diaspora. Variants and related forms include Gadi/Gady (diminutive), Gaddi (“my fortune”), and Gadiel or Gaddiel (“God is my fortune”).
| Gad Elmaleh Gad Elmaleh is best known as a stand-up comedian and actor who became especially famous in France and across the French-speaking world. Born in Morocco, he is a Moroccan-Canadian performer known for works like Chouchou, Coco, and Midnight in Paris. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | Boys | 0 | #8 | 1 | 26 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| SD | 0 | #100 | 3 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,578 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| PS | 0 | #196 | 23 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| IL | 0 | #228 | 47 | 6,291 | |
| GH | 0 | #244 | 5 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #263 | 1,457 | 15,035 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #305 | 8 | 10,560 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #317 | 362 | 10,983 |
| Canada | Boys | 2020 | #318 | 5 | 2,548 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #326 | 6 | 9,639 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #327 | 19 | 8,138 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #353 | 6 | 7,678 |
| EG | 0 | #358 | 43 | 6,387 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #361 | 17 | 7,057 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| YE | 0 | #364 | 18 | 8,639 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #369 | 186 | 10,655 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #374 | 14 | 2,865 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #408 | 38 | 10,523 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #489 | 17 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| LY | 0 | #500 | 36 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| SY | 0 | #535 | 203 | 11,684 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| LB | 0 | #624 | 35 | 13,263 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #652 | 16 | 13,071 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #676 | 7 | 3,552 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #677 | 93 | 18,755 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #694 | 14 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #695 | 6 | 13,390 |
| TN | 0 | #700 | 130 | 13,765 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #841 | 111 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #853 | 83 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #865 | 14 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #886 | 74 | 14,742 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #893 | 6 | 7,053 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #961 | 22 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,065 | 64 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,074 | 19 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 13 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,143 | 34 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,148 | 31 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,189 | 23 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,426 | 46 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,468 | 147 | 28,008 |
Gad is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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