Ahlam
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning dreams.
Ahlam by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Ahlam. In the US, 48 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ahlam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ahlaamdreams or aspirations13 in the US (2017)
- Atlasto bear, endure; the Titan355 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aylahdoe or gazelle; hebrew origin38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ahlanifrom the ocean or heavenly52 in the US (2017)
- Aryamnoble, honorable7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adlaimy ornament; my witness21 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a dream
Like Ahlam, each of these has a dream in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Ahlam
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