Boys' name · since 1976
Hammad
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 527 babies named Hammad, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,464 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 527
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hammad currently ranks #5464 among boys' names in America, with 527 babies recorded since 1976.
Hammad has 527 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5464 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #7,649 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,464 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 527 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hammad ranks #7,649 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,464 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 527 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,464 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 527
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hammad's 527 recorded births place it above 83.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Hammad compares
527 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Hammad's all-time total is 43% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hammad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 527 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hammad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hammad splits its recorded history at 2006: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hammad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Hammad by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (162 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Hammad's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Hammad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
162 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 162 births (31% of all-time use).
How Hammad 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 Hammad's total volume
Hammad by state
Where Hammad concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 29 | 5.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
29 of 527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Hammad's data
- Hammad's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (162 total births) through the 2020s (111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hammads (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Hammad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Hammad 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.