Ahmed
Ahmad is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world, since it is one of the well-known names of Prophet Muhammad. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed, Ahmmad. It is also used as a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Ahmed
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ahmad is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world, since it is one of the well-known names of Prophet Muhammad. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed, Ahmmad. It is also used as a surname.
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The Story of Ahmed
The earliest SSA record of Ahmed as a baby boy name dates back to 1929, when 6 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 590 newborns named Ahmed — #496 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Ahmed on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ahmed ranks #688 for baby boys with 395 births, gradually falling (-15%). All told, over 18K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Ahmed
Ahmed is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1929 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Ahmed's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #491. Use the chart and map above to compare Ahmed'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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