Girls' name · since 1977
Ahlam
Ahlam has 1,074 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,074
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,074 babies have been named Ahlam since 1977, making it today's #4398 girls' name.
Ahlam has 1,074 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4398 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #7,145 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,398 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,074 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahlam ranks #7,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,398 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,074 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,074
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ahlam's 1,074 recorded births place it above 90.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Ahlam compares
1,074 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ahlam's all-time total is 186% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ahlam | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,074 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ahlam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ahlam's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ahlam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Ahlam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (359 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Ahlam's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ahlam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
359 births
- 2020s
2020s
228 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 359 births (33% of all-time use).
How Ahlam compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ahlam's total volume
Ahlam by state
Where Ahlam concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 174 | 16.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 27 | 2.5% |
| #3 | California | | 22 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 20 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Washington | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
174 of 1,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ahlam's data
- Ahlam's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (359 total births) through the 2020s (228) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Ahlams (174 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ahlam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
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, 1977–2025 (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 Ahlam 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.