US rank #2807 Boys' name Peak 2020 836 births

Ahad — #2807 US boys' name

836 babies named Ahad in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1152000s1782010s2762020s262
#2807
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Ahad was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

81 babies were named Ahad in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ahad

The Social Security Administration has registered 836 babies named Ahad between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ahad currently holds the #2807 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 81 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ahad performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 276 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ahad shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 89 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ahad in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ahad in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 836 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ahad at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

836

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2020

81 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,807

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ahad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
81
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
020406080100 20242019201420092004199919941986 5

Ahad by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
276 births that decade — 33% of Ahad's all-time total
1980s51990s1152000s1782010s2762020s262

Ahad by state

Where Ahad concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ahad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
89 10.6%
#2 New York
87 10.4%
#3 California
24 2.9%
#4 Illinois
21 2.5%
#5 New Jersey
16 1.9%
#6 Virginia
12 1.4%
#7 Maryland
6 0.7%
#8 Michigan
5 0.6%
Texas share of Ahad's total US births 10.6%
Even split

89 of 836 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ahad?
836 babies have been named Ahad since 1986. It currently ranks #2807 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 81 births.
When was Ahad most popular?
Ahad was most popular in the 2010s decade with 276 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Ahad most popular?
The top states for the name Ahad are Texas (89 births), New York (87 births), California (24 births).
How long has the name Ahad been used?
Ahad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ahad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aharon, Ahaan, Ahan, Ahamed, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.