Ahmed

Boy name

Ahmed has been given to 17,282 babies in the U.S. since 1929. It peaked in 2015 and currently ranks #703 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈɑːmɛd/

Origin: Arabic

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

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Total babies

17,282

Peak year

2015 (590 babies)

Rank in 2025

#703 for boys

First recorded

1929

10-year trend

▼ -35%

Gender split

All boys

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

17,169 babies since 1982

17,649 babies since 1916

16,834 babies since 1915

16,703 babies since 1880

17,971 babies since 1973

18,178 babies since 1893

16,358 babies since 1978

18,307 babies since 1954

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