Baby Name Popularity Profile
Ahmad
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Ahmad.
National Rank (2025)
#669
All-Time Peak Rank
#386
Achieved 2001
Total U.S. Births
20,348
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
100.0% Boy / 0.0% Girl
Male Archetype
First Recorded
1950
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2000s
662 births in 2001
π‘ The Ahmad Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Most praiseworthy
Language Origin
Arabic
Origin Type
single
Derived from the Arabic root 'hamida', meaning 'to praise'.
Alternative Spellings
Ahmed
Pronunciation:
AH-mahd
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Ahmad across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
-5.1%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
-18.3%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
662
births in 2001
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
10 yrs
Longest Streak
71 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 57
1960s: 205
1970s: 1,287
1980s: 2,314
1990s: 3,923
2000s: 5,387
2010s: 4,713
2020s: 2,462
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Ahm-ad
Letter Count
5 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
New Jersey
Top States
New Jersey, Louisiana, Maryland, Georgia, Florida
States with Data
35
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