Ahlam

Ahlam was the #4,352 girls' name in the US in 2025 (32 babies), and #1,719 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Ahlam as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Ahlam as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Ahlam as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#4,352 (32)#1,719 (17)#1,577 (15)
2024#3,013 (54)#2,116 (13)#1,710 (13)
2023#3,833 (39)#1,774 (16)#2,604 (7)
2022#4,108 (35)#2,178 (12)#2,315 (8)
2021#4,090 (35)#3,192 (7)#2,616 (7)
2020#4,169 (33)#2,449 (10)#2,591 (7)
2019#3,552 (43)#2,040 (13)—
2018#4,001 (36)#2,674 (9)—
2017#3,305 (48)#1,681 (18)#2,179 (9)
2016#3,849 (39)#2,547 (10)#2,195 (9)
2015#3,650 (42)#2,070 (13)#3,286 (5)
2014#4,103 (36)#2,659 (9)—
2013#4,156 (35)#1,956 (14)—
2012#4,047 (37)#1,583 (19)#3,334 (5)
2011#6,564 (19)#1,807 (15)#2,899 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #3,013.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1977.

How common is it?

about 1 in 50,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ahlam is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 38,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 60,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ahlam by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #540MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ahlam (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Ahlam (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AhlamCanadaGirls#1,57715
AhlamEngland & WalesGirls#1,71917
AhlamNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AhlamUSGirls#4,35232