Ahmad
AH-mad; ah-MAD; AH-mud
Arabic
"most commended, praisworthy"
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Updated Wed Feb 18 2026
Ahmad Origin and Meaning
Variation of Muhammad
# 669 in the US
Ahmad Rank in US Top 1000
Popularity of the name Ahmad
Famous People Named Ahmad
- Ahmad Kadar BrooksAmerican football player
- Ahmad BradshawAmerican football player
- Ahmad BlackAmerican football player
- Ahmad Naadir "Slim" NivinsAmerican basketball player
- Ahmad Rashad (born Robert Earl Moore)American football player
- Ahmad TibiArab,Israeli politician
- Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones)American jazz pianist
- Jaleel Ahmad WhiteAmerican actor
- Ahmad YaniIndonesian army commander
- Ahmad alFaraqa al,Sirhindi, Indian Sufi scholar
- Ahmad Ali LewisAmerican rapper
- Ahmad Tejan Kabbah3rd President of Sierra Leone
- Ahmad Tajuddin27th Sultan of Brunei
- Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani8th Emir of Qatar
- Ahmad Khan MahmoodzadaAfghan actor
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