Boys' name · since 1980
Ahmaad
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 458 babies named Ahmaad, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 458
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
458 boys have been named Ahmaad since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahmaad has been recorded 458 times among boys since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2023.
- #8,305 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 458 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahmaad ranks #8,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 458 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 458
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ahmaad's 458 recorded births place it above 81.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ahmaad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ahmaad splits its recorded history at 2004: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ahmaad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2023
- Peak year (2001)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Ahmaad by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (151 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Ahmaad's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ahmaad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
151 births
- 2010s
2010s
134 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 151 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ahmaad's data
- Ahmaad's decade-level peak was the 2000s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ahmaad
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ahmaad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1980–2023 (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 Ahmaad 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.