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Ahmad

Boy

Meaning of Ahmad: Arabic & Persian: 'highly praised'

Ahmad is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 678th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 228th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#678

407 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#228

217 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20,366

First recorded 1950 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 245 babies1982: 208 babies1983: 179 babies1984: 166 babies1985: 190 babies1986: 248 babies1987: 284 babies1988: 241 babies1989: 315 babies1990: 327 babies19901991: 293 babies1992: 309 babies1993: 342 babies1994: 367 babies1995: 347 babies1996: 390 babies1997: 378 babies1998: 608 babies1999: 562 babies2000: 526 babies20002001: 662 babies2002: 626 babies2003: 542 babies2004: 508 babies2005: 542 babies2006: 487 babies2007: 462 babies2008: 465 babies2009: 567 babies2010: 494 babies20102011: 426 babies2012: 444 babies2013: 458 babies2014: 490 babies2015: 498 babies2016: 466 babies2017: 481 babies2018: 502 babies2019: 454 babies2020: 429 babies20202021: 385 babies2022: 437 babies2023: 393 babies2024: 411 babies2025: 407 babies
US babies named Ahmad per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 662.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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