Ahmad
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning highly praised; praiseworthy.
Babies a year
229
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#669
unchanged on last year
UK popularity
#218
229 babies · up from #228
How Ahmad has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #565 |
| 2016 | #588 |
| 2017 | #563 |
| 2018 | #552 |
| 2019 | #602 |
| 2020 | #624 |
| 2021 | #689 |
| 2022 | #634 |
| 2023 | #685 |
| 2024 | #669 |
| 2025 | #669 |
In 2025, 229 babies in England and Wales were named Ahmad. In the US, 480 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ahmad was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.03% of American babies of that sex.
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