US rank #6334 Boys' name Peak 2022 311 births

Ahmaud — #6334 US boys' name

311 babies named Ahmaud in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s262000s1042010s772020s104
#6334
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Ahmaud was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

27 babies were named Ahmaud in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ahmaud

The Social Security Administration has registered 311 babies named Ahmaud between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ahmaud currently holds the #6334 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ahmaud performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ahmaud shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ahmaud in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ahmaud 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 311 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.

Ahmaud at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

311

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2022

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,334

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ahmaud popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
27
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
051015202530 2024202020132009200520011997 6

Ahmaud by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
104 births that decade — 33% of Ahmaud's all-time total
1990s262000s1042010s772020s104

Ahmaud by state

Where Ahmaud concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ahmaud
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
11 3.5%
Florida share of Ahmaud's total US births 3.5%

11 of 311 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ahmaud?
311 babies have been named Ahmaud since 1997. It currently ranks #6334 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 27 births.
When was Ahmaud most popular?
Ahmaud was most popular in the 2000s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Ahmaud most popular?
The top states for the name Ahmaud are Florida (11 births).
How long has the name Ahmaud been used?
Ahmaud has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ahmaud?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahmad, Ahmed, Ahmir, Ahmari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.