Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Irad means “city of witness.”
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Where it comes from
Irad is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun ir (עיר), “city,” and the Hebrew verb 'ud (עוד), “to bear witness.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Irad appears in Genesis 4:18.
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Irad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Irad’s family of names
See also 23
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Irad
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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