Boys' name · since 2005
Ahadu
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 55 babies named Ahadu, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,455 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 55
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ahadu sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 55 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Ahadu recorded 55 times among boys since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2018.
- #21,455 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 55 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahadu ranks #21,455 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,455 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 55
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ahadu's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ahadu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ahadu's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ahadu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2018
- Peak year (2013)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Ahadu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (45 births, 82% of the file).
2010s was Ahadu's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Ahadu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 45 births (82% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ahadu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ahadu draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.