US rank #4934 Boys' name Peak 2002 510 births

Hammad — #4934 US boys' name

510 babies named Hammad in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s171990s782000s1622010s1492020s94
#4934
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Hammad was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

25 babies were named Hammad in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hammad

The Social Security Administration has registered 510 babies named Hammad between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hammad currently holds the #4934 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hammad performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hammad shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Hammad in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hammad 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 510 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.

Hammad at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

510

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2002

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,934

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hammad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
25
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
051015202530 202420192014200920041999199419811976 5

Hammad by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
162 births that decade — 32% of Hammad's all-time total
1970s101980s171990s782000s1622010s1492020s94

Hammad by state

Where Hammad concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Hammad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
29 5.7%
#2 New Jersey
6 1.2%
#3 Illinois
5 1.0%
#4 Texas
5 1.0%
New York share of Hammad's total US births 5.7%
Even split

29 of 510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hammad?
510 babies have been named Hammad since 1976. It currently ranks #4934 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 25 births.
When was Hammad most popular?
Hammad was most popular in the 2000s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Hammad most popular?
The top states for the name Hammad are New York (29 births), New Jersey (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Hammad been used?
Hammad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hammad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hamza, Hamilton, Hampton, Hamzah, 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, 1976–2024 (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.