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Ahmed

Ahmed: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“most commendable”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
AH-med · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Arabic Aḥmad, derived from the root ḥ-m-d 'to praise.' It is a traditional Islamic name and a variant transliteration of Ahmad.

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How popular is Ahmed?

2024118 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 Ahmed in 2024392

2024 rank#688 boys

Peak year2015

Total US babies since 188016,897

Ahmed has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Ahmed

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Ahmed questions

What does the name Ahmed mean?

Ahmed means "most commendable". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic Aḥmad, derived from the root ḥ-m-d 'to praise.' It is a traditional Islamic name and a variant transliteration of Ahmad.

Is Ahmed a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Ahmed?

392 US babies were named Ahmed in 2024. Its peak year was 2015.

How do you pronounce Ahmed?

Ahmed is usually pronounced AH-med.

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.