NameTides

Ahmad

Ahmad was the #669 boys' name in the US in 2025 (407 babies), and #218 in England & Wales and #289 in Canada.

Ahmad as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ahmad as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaScotlandIrelandUS
Ahmad as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#669 (407)#218 (229)#333 (10)—#348 (11)#289 (115)
2024#668 (411)#228 (217)#290 (13)—#350 (11)#242 (134)
2023#685 (393)#263 (174)#267 (14)#395 (3)#288 (15)#314 (97)
2022#634 (437)#250 (188)#703 (3)—#509 (6)#277 (116)
2021#689 (385)#256 (186)#437 (7)—#454 (7)#326 (104)
2020#625 (429)#292 (157)#324 (11)#392 (3)#381 (10)#266 (125)
2019#602 (454)#285 (170)#394 (8)—#322 (13)#326 (99)
2018#552 (502)#293 (166)#392 (8)—#435 (8)#316 (103)
2017#564 (481)#314 (159)#333 (11)——#267 (135)
2016#588 (466)#272 (193)#532 (5)—#412 (8)#298 (117)
2015#565 (498)#264 (194)#470 (6)—#699 (3)#313 (106)
2014#567 (490)#280 (169)#358 (10)—#609 (4)#336 (95)
2013#569 (458)#277 (168)#520 (5)—#422 (8)#319 (101)
2012#579 (444)#319 (141)#467 (6)—#430 (8)#279 (118)
2011#588 (426)#317 (140)#386 (8)——#266 (120)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2001 at #386.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1950.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,200 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ahmad is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,700 to 1 in 4,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ahmad 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: #718MNIllinois: #345ILMichigan: #345MINew York: #424NYMassachusetts: 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: #555OHPennsylvania: #489PANew Jersey: #412NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #643CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #648MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #408VAMaryland: #389MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #590KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #672TNNorth Carolina: #718NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #401LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #625GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #677TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Ahmad (boys) 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#17179
Quebec2025#40611

Ahmad (boys): 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
AhmadCanadaBoys#289115
AhmadEngland & WalesBoys#218229
AhmadIrelandBoys#34811
AhmadNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AhmadScotlandBoys#33310
AhmadUSGirls—too few
AhmadUSBoys#669407