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Ahmad

Gender

Male

Origin

Arabic
Greatly Praised
Much praised, laudable; one of the Prophet Mohammed''s many names
Persian

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ahmad

Pronunciation

a(h)-mad

Famous People

Turkish writer Ahmed Mithat, Turkish head of state and writer Ahmed Vefik, Football player and sports announcer Ahmad Rashad

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #386, 661 births); most recent 2025 (rank #669, 407 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #9003, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025407–
2024409–
2023393–
2022437–
2021385–
2020429–
2019454–
2018502–
2017481–
2016466–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #218, 229 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025229
2024217
2023174
2022188
2021186
2020157
2019170
2018166
2017159
2016193

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #452, 104 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023104
202285
2021100
202080
201980
201864
201772
201664
201551
201460

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #280, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #336, 11 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202511
202411
202315
20226
20217
202010
201913
20188
2017–
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #267, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #333, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202510
202413
202314
20223
20217
202011
20198
20188
201711
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #235, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #395, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #324, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20235
20226
202111
202012
20195
20185
20178
20167
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence