Boys' name · since 1950
Ahmad
Ahmad has 20,348 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #670 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,348
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ahmad is the #670 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 20,348 recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahmad has been recorded 20,348 times among boys since 1950, currently ranked #670 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, 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 1950 to 2025.
- #833 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #670 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20,348 born since 1950
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahmad ranks #833 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #670 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20,348 born since 1950, peaking in the 2000s.
- #833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #670 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,348
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ahmad's 20,348 recorded births place it above 98.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ahmad compares
20,348 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ahmad's all-time total is 55x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ahmad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,348 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 662 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ahmad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ahmad's full recorded timeline at 1989, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 662 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ahmad popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 662
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Ahmad popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 1977 (Ahmad as girls' name)
Ahmad by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,387 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Ahmad's strongest decade.
5,387 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ahmad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 57
1950s
57 births
- 1960s 205
1960s
205 births
- 1970s 1,287
1970s
1,287 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,314 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,923 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,387 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,713 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,462 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,387 births (26% of all-time use).
How Ahmad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ahmad's total volume
Ahmad by state
Where Ahmad concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,990 | 9.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,754 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,478 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,421 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,264 | 6.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,198 | 5.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,145 | 5.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 964 | 4.7% |
1,990 of 20,348 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Ahmad appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ahmad's data
- Ahmad's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5,387 total births) through the 2020s (2,462) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ahmads (1,990 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ahmad
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Ahmad
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ahmad: 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 (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Ahmad 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.