Boy name
Ahmed
Ahmed holds the #703 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 382 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #634 in 2020 to #703 today. Its strongest year on record was 2000 (#490 nationally, 476 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1929. The name's biggest fan base is in Minnesota (#218 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#703
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#490
in 2000 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
382
boys named Ahmed
Ahmed popularity, 1880–2025
Where Ahmed is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Minnesota (#218), New York (#282), Maryland (#364)
Uniqueness score
47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ahmed in the most recent year of SSA data.
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