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Ahmad

Boy's name · #669 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Ahmad's best rank, #386, came in 2001; it has settled back to #669 today. Roughly 20,000 boys have been named Ahmad since 1950.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#38 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #102 in Austria (2025) · #204 in Sweden (2025) · #218 in England & Wales (2025) · #234 in Belgium (2025) · #292 in Norway (2025) · #297 in New Zealand (2025) · #333 in Scotland (2025) · #349 in Ireland (2025) · #385 in Netherlands (2025) · #418 in France (2025) · #883 in Switzerland (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Ahmads

• Ahmad ibn Billah — President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965
• Ahmad ibn Hanbal — Muslim jurist and theologian (780–855)
• Ahmad Shah Massoud — Afghan military leader (1953–2001)
• Ahmad Yasin — Palestinian political and religious leader (1937–2004)
• Ahmad ibn Fadlan — 10th-century Arab traveller and ethnographer

In stories & tradition

• Ahmad Kamal Faridi — Jasoosi Dunya (novel series)
• Ahmad Chadway — Soul Food (film)
• Ahmad Zakaria — Para Pencari Tuhan (TV series)

What Ahmads become

Among 2,584 notable people named Ahmad:

Political leaders appear 2.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ahmad ibn Billah, Algerian politician (1916–2012).

Similar names: Ahmed · Khalil · Malik · Mohammed · Jad · Saad

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