Ayad () is both an Arabic given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Ayad Al Adhamy (born 1985), Musician and Record Producer Ayad Alkadhi (born 1971), Iraqi artist Ayad Allawi (born 1945), Iraqi politician Ayad Lamdassem (born 1981), Spanish long-distance runner Ayad Rahim (born 1962), Iraqi-American journalist Ayad al-Samarrai (born 1946), Iraqi politician
Surname Ahmad Ayad (born 1991), Iraqi footballer Alber Saber Ayad (born 1985), Egyptian blogger Mohammed Ali Ayad (born 1978), Qatari judoka
See also Həyat