Boys' name · peaked in 2015
Ahmed name popularity since 1925
17,282 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ahmed. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Ahmed is about 19 years old in 2026. Ahmed peaked in 2015 as the #496 name for boys, and it ranked #703 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,282
- Named Ahmed, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #703
- for boys in 2025 (382 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 17,282 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 3.14× its national share
Peak year is the year Ahmed made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ahmed births per year, 1925–2025
2015 was the biggest year for Ahmed both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, Ahmed became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 7,830 baby boys to 1 in 4,130.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ahmed's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ahmed.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ahmed in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 6 | – |
| 1930s | 8 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 31 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 80 | #2,560 |
| 1960s | 221 | #1,774 |
| 1970s | 676 | #1,065 |
| 1980s | 1,436 | #792 |
| 1990s | 2,703 | #677 |
| 2000s | 4,477 | #560 |
| 2010s | 5,219 | #496 |
| 2020–25 | 2,425 | #703 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
40.4% of babies named Ahmed from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Ahmed is most popular
The index compares Ahmed's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ahmed.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3.14× | 859 |
| New York | 2.45× | 2,791 |
| New Jersey | 2.40× | 992 |
| Michigan | 2.30× | 1,318 |
| Virginia | 2.01× | 680 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ahmed and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed (this page) | 17,282 | 2015 |
| Ahmad | 20,348 | 2001 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ahmed's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ahmed.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ahmed (2015).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data