Wild ass or dragon
In Hebrew, Arad refers to a 'wild ass' and is the name of a city and a person in the Old Testament. In Persian, it is the name of an angel in Zoroastrianism associated with religion and science.
Less common today
Arad isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,604 in 2017.
A descendant of Benjamin mentioned in the Bible
Israeli television journalist and news anchor
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
