US rank #3023 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,042 births

Ahlam — #3023 US girls' name

1,042 babies named Ahlam in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s1091990s1622000s1972010s3592020s196
#3023
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Ahlam was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

54 babies were named Ahlam in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ahlam

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,042 babies named Ahlam between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ahlam currently holds the #3023 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ahlam performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 359 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ahlam shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 165 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ahlam in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ahlam 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 1,042 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.

Ahlam at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,042

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2024

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,023

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ahlam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
54
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Ahlam by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
359 births that decade — 34% of Ahlam's all-time total
1970s191980s1091990s1622000s1972010s3592020s196

Ahlam by state

Where Ahlam concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Ahlam
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
165 15.8%
#2 New York
27 2.6%
#3 California
22 2.1%
#4 Ohio
20 1.9%
#5 Washington
6 0.6%
#6 Colorado
5 0.5%
Minnesota share of Ahlam's total US births 15.8%
Even split

165 of 1,042 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ahlam?
1,042 babies have been named Ahlam since 1977. It currently ranks #3023 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 54 births.
When was Ahlam most popular?
Ahlam was most popular in the 2010s decade with 359 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ahlam most popular?
The top states for the name Ahlam are Minnesota (165 births), New York (27 births), California (22 births).
How long has the name Ahlam been used?
Ahlam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ahlam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahlani, Ahliyah, Ahlana, Ahlaya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.