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Ahmad

Ahmad means “praiseworthy” (Arabic origin). 20,366 US babies since 1940, peak 2001.

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What it means

“praiseworthy”

ArabicWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2001

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20,366 US babies were named Ahmad between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Ahmad (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 52% of the family

  • Ahmad 52%
  • Ahmed 44%
  • Ahmaad 1%
  • Amad 1%
  • Ahmaud 1%
  • Ahmod 1%
  • Amahd <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2001)