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Ahmad

Ahmad: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“most praised”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
ah-MAHD · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Arabic Aḥmad, an elative form from the root ḥ-m-d 'to praise.' It is a traditional name in Islamic usage and a variant of Ahmed.

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How popular is Ahmad?

2024123 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ahmad in 2024409

2024 rank#669 boys

Peak year2001

Total US babies since 188019,954

Ahmad has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Ahmad

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Ahmedmost commendable · Arabic
  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
  • Cairovictorious · Arabic
  • Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
  • Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic

Ahmad questions

What does the name Ahmad mean?

Ahmad means "most praised". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic Aḥmad, an elative form from the root ḥ-m-d 'to praise.' It is a traditional name in Islamic usage and a variant of Ahmed.

Is Ahmad a boy or girl name?

Ahmad is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ahmad?

409 US babies were named Ahmad in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.

How do you pronounce Ahmad?

Ahmad is usually pronounced ah-MAHD.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.