Ahman
Ahman is a given name and a surname, which in Nordic countries is written as Åhman. Notable people with the name include:Given nameAhman Green, American football running back Ahman Pategi, Former Northern Nigeria first ministerSurnameArne Åhman (1925–2022), Swedish athlete Pauline Åhman (1812–1904), Swedish harpist Rezuan Khan Ahman, Malaysian football player Robert Åhman Persson, Swedish…
Meaning & Origin of Ahman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ahman is a given name and a surname, which in Nordic countries is written as Åhman. Notable people with the name include:Given nameAhman Green, American football running back Ahman Pategi, Former Northern Nigeria first ministerSurnameArne Åhman (1925–2022), Swedish athlete Pauline Åhman (1812–1904), Swedish harpist Rezuan Khan Ahman, Malaysian football player Robert Åhman Persson, Swedish…
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The Story of Ahman
Ahman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 27 Ahmans were born — ranking #3,366 that year. As of 2026, Ahman ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 225 Ahmans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ahman
Ahman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 225 births in the dataset. Ahman's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #3,366. Use the chart and map above to compare Ahman's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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