Ahmed

Save to PinterestDownload

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

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.

From Wikipedia

Ahmed first appears in the data in 1929 and has been recorded in 82 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 590 babies (rank #496 that year). In 2024 it was given to 392 boys (rank #687). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ahmed

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ahmed yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

16,897
Total babies (all years)
82
Years in the data
590
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Ahmed

Share your Ahmed story

Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.

Stories are reviewed before publishing. No last names or contact info needed.

→ See names similar to Ahmed  ·  Compare Ahmed with another name →  ·  Popular names of the 2010s  ·  Boys names starting with A

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Ahmed in 2024

Other boys' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19296#3,564
19368#2,630
19415#3,509
19426#3,219
19478#2,866
19486#3,319
19496#3,302
19505#3,692
195110#2,496
195212#2,251
19536#3,427
19545#3,834
195510#2,561
19568#2,971
195710#2,632
19585#3,951
19599#2,822
196012#2,422
196118#1,948
196212#2,365
196312#2,415
196425#1,581
196520#1,774
196623#1,613
196733#1,312
196830#1,428
196936#1,327
197041#1,297
197147#1,199
197255#1,098
197359#1,054
197477#924
197561#1,066
197674#969
197769#1,036
197893#891
1979101#865
1980108#850
1981116#813
1982141#732
1983127#772
1984147#719
1985126#791
1986137#774
1987142#772
1988200#669
1989191#713
1990204#710
1991195#725
1992203#724
1993263#637
1994264#641
1995243#677
1996319#570
1997292#605
1998314#594
1999406#522
2000475#491
2001466#492
2002448#508
2003429#537
2004454#525
2005424#560
2006443#565
2007448#573
2008443#579
2009446#586
2010476#537
2011477#533
2012540#494
2013510#521
2014501#547
2015590#496
2016582#515
2017558#518
2018523#536
2019462#598
2020423#634
2021397#675
2022410#665
2023419#651
2024392#687