Ahmad
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Ahmad
As a form of the popular Arabic name, Hamid, Ahmad could be seen as a contraction for one of the 99 names for Allah, al-Ḥamīd, however, it might also be a variation of Muhammad as they share the same roots. Either way, the name has many variants of its own, the Urdu Ahmed, the Kazakh Akhmet, and West African Amadou.
Popular across the globe, Ahmad has also ranked in the US Top 1000 since the 70s and is given to around 400 boys each year.
Ahmad is also given to girls.
Pronounced AH-mahd.
As of October 2026, Ahmad ranked #9022 in US births in 1979 SSA, peaked at #8451 in 1977.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #567 | 490 | 255.1 |
| 2015 | #565 | 498 | 259.8 |
| 2016 | #588 | 466 | 245.6 |
| 2017 | #564 | 481 | 259.9 |
| 2018 | #552 | 502 | 276.4 |
| 2019 | #602 | 454 | 253 |
| 2020 | #625 | 429 | 248.5 |
| 2021 | #689 | 385 | 220.1 |
| 2022 | #634 | 437 | 250.3 |
| 2023 | #685 | 393 | 229.7 |
| 2024 | #669 | 409 | 237.4 |
| 2025 | #669 | 407 | 238.3 |
World rankings
Ahmad for boys
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Ahmad on lists
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