Ahmed

Meaning: Most praiseworthy
Origin: Arabic (from Arabic, Persian) — Variant of Ahmad

Boy's name · #703 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Ahmed reached its best rank, #490, in 2000 and ranked #703 in 2025. Roughly 17,000 boys have been named Ahmed since 1929.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Ahmed is especially popular in Bosnia (FBiH).

#3 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #28 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #92 in Slovenia (2025) · #123 in Belgium (2025) · #152 in France (2025) · #156 in Austria (2025) · #168 in England & Wales (2025) · #221 in Norway (2025) · #269 in Scotland (2025) · #271 in N. Ireland (2025) · #273 in Ireland (2025) · #288 in Switzerland (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Ahmeds

Ahmed al-Sharaa — Syrian politician (born 1982)
Ahmed Zewail — Egyptian chemist
Ahmed I — Ottoman sultan (1590–1617)
Ahmed Shahe Durrani — Afghan monarch (1722–1772)
Ahmed III — Ottoman sultan (1673–1736)

In stories & tradition

Ahmed Nurudin^sr — Death and the Dervish (book)
Ahmed — One Thousand and One Nights (book)
Ahmed Turt-el — Michelangelo, the Sacred Turtle (TV episode)

What Ahmeds become

Among 3,051 notable people named Ahmed:

Sports figures appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ahmed Musa, Nigerian association football player.

Similar names: Ahmad · Taj · Merrick · Mohammed · Syed · Khalid

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