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Ahmed

Gender

Male

Origin

Arabic
Much praised. One of many names of the prophet Muhammad.

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ahmed

Pronunciation

a(h)-med

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #493, 588 births); most recent 2025 (rank #703, 382 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025382
2024392
2023419
2022410
2021397
2020423
2019462
2018523
2017558
2016582

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 2012 (rank #157, 377 births); most recent 2025 (rank #168, 300 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025300
2024292
2023256
2022238
2021254
2020245
2019246
2018284
2017321
2016338

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 2017 (rank #145, 515 births); most recent 2023 (rank #156, 407 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023407
2022432
2021465
2020510
2019509
2018508
2017515
2016512
2015514
2014513

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 2011 (rank #238, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #264, 16 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202516
20247
202314
202216
202116
202011
20197
20188
201713
201614

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 2017 (rank #264, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #269, 14 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202514
20249
202310
202212
202111
202011
20199
20188
201717
201612

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 2025 (rank #270, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20256
20244
20233
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
20183
2017–
20164

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 1997 (rank #306, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20235
20227
2021–
20207
2019–
2018–
20177
20166
20156
20145

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