MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Samad mean?
Samad continues Arabic samad, written صمد, a word expressing self-sufficiency and a refuge sought by others. Al-Samad is a divine epithet in the Quran, giving the personal name its devotional sense.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
صمد
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
समद
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Samad in Indian usage
9,390 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (80.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,826 records (19.4%).
- Recorded as male: 7,564 records (80.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 568 |
| 1950s | 1,082 |
| 1960s | 1,662 |
| 1970s | 2,254 |
| 1980s | 2,119 |
| 1990s | 1,359 |
| Other decades | 346 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 3,474 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,824 |
| Bihar | 1,067 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 823 |
| Kerala | 658 |
| Rajasthan | 656 |
| Jharkhand | 334 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 176 |
| Delhi | 137 |
| Other states | 241 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Samad / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Samad; Table_6, C6349 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Samad; Table_6, C6349
- Wiktionary: صمد ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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