Ahmed
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning praiseworthy; much praised.
Babies a year
300
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#703
down from #687
UK popularity
#168
300 babies · up from #173
How Ahmed has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #496 |
| 2016 | #515 |
| 2017 | #518 |
| 2018 | #537 |
| 2019 | #598 |
| 2020 | #634 |
| 2021 | #675 |
| 2022 | #663 |
| 2023 | #648 |
| 2024 | #687 |
| 2025 | #703 |
In 2025, 300 babies in England and Wales were named Ahmed. In the US, 558 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ahmed was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex.
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