Ahmad
Boy name · Arabic origin
Ahmad meaning
Most highly adored or most praised, this is also a variation of the name 'Muhammad'
- Also recorded (Arabic): praiseworthy
Ahmad at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- أحمدAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #669 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Ahmad popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1960 | #1,772 | 21 |
| 1970 | #1,192 | 48 |
| 1980 | #560 | 236 |
| 1990 | #560 | 327 |
| 2000 | #454 | 526 |
| 2001 | #386 | 662 |
| 2010 | #523 | 494 |
| 2020 | #625 | 429 |
| 2024 | #669 | 409 |
All 72 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1953 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1955 | #3,200 | 7 |
| 1956 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1957 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 11 |
| 1959 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1960 | #1,772 | 21 |
| 1961 | #1,778 | 21 |
| 1962 | #1,758 | 21 |
| 1963 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1964 | #2,114 | 15 |
| 1965 | #1,719 | 21 |
| 1966 | #1,963 | 16 |
| 1967 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1968 | #1,454 | 29 |
| 1969 | #1,605 | 26 |
| 1970 | #1,192 | 48 |
| 1971 | #1,014 | 64 |
| 1972 | #1,060 | 58 |
| 1973 | #1,123 | 53 |
| 1974 | #767 | 111 |
| 1975 | #712 | 135 |
| 1976 | #754 | 121 |
| 1977 | #584 | 207 |
| 1978 | #590 | 204 |
| 1979 | #491 | 286 |
| 1980 | #560 | 236 |
| 1981 | #535 | 245 |
| 1982 | #596 | 208 |
| 1983 | #641 | 179 |
| 1984 | #673 | 166 |
| 1985 | #638 | 190 |
| 1986 | #564 | 248 |
| 1987 | #540 | 284 |
| 1988 | #610 | 240 |
| 1989 | #545 | 316 |
| 1990 | #560 | 327 |
| 1991 | #594 | 293 |
| 1992 | #580 | 309 |
| 1993 | #548 | 342 |
| 1994 | #535 | 366 |
| 1995 | #546 | 347 |
| 1996 | #519 | 390 |
| 1997 | #529 | 378 |
| 1998 | #402 | 608 |
| 1999 | #419 | 562 |
| 2000 | #454 | 526 |
| 2001 | #386 | 662 |
| 2002 | #404 | 626 |
| 2003 | #465 | 542 |
| 2004 | #487 | 508 |
| 2005 | #467 | 542 |
| 2006 | #524 | 487 |
| 2007 | #558 | 462 |
| 2008 | #560 | 465 |
| 2009 | #482 | 567 |
| 2010 | #523 | 494 |
| 2011 | #588 | 426 |
| 2012 | #579 | 444 |
| 2013 | #569 | 458 |
| 2014 | #567 | 490 |
| 2015 | #565 | 498 |
| 2016 | #588 | 466 |
| 2017 | #564 | 481 |
| 2018 | #552 | 502 |
| 2019 | #602 | 454 |
| 2020 | #625 | 429 |
| 2021 | #689 | 385 |
| 2022 | #634 | 437 |
| 2023 | #685 | 393 |
| 2024 | #669 | 409 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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