Ahmad

Boy name

Ahmad has been given to 20,366 babies in the U.S. since 1950. It peaked in 2001 and currently ranks #669 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈɑː.mæd/

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), elative of حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”); or from Persian اَحْمَد (ahmad).

Origin: Arabic, Persian

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

20,366

Peak year

2001 (662 babies)

Rank in 2025

#669 for boys

First recorded

1950

10-year trend

▼ -18%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ahmad.

20,103 babies since 1927

19,969 babies since 1886

19,608 babies since 1982

21,230 babies since 1880

18,680 babies since 1880

18,515 babies since 1942

22,244 babies since 1915

18,406 babies since 1960

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