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How popular is the name Ahmad?

Births per year, rank history and how many Ahmads are alive today.

Ahmad (male) sits just outside the top 100 boys' names in England and Wales, ranked 218th in 2025 with 229 babies given the name. It has risen strongly over the past decade.

The Ahmad you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old. Half of all Ahmads born in England and Wales are between 6 and 21, and there are at least 4,500 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.5% chance that at least one of them will be called Ahmad.

How many babies are named Ahmad each year?

0100200200020201996: 571997: 511998: 491999: 602000: 642001: 842002: 962003: 912004: 1052005: 1252006: 1182007: 1222008: 1462009: 1662010: 1652011: 1402012: 1412013: 1682014: 1692015: 1942016: 1932017: 1592018: 1662019: 1702020: 1572021: 1862022: 1882023: 1742024: 2172025: 229actual

Where does Ahmad rank among boys' names?

110100500200020201996: ranked 3791997: ranked 4131998: ranked 4301999: ranked 3752000: ranked 3692001: ranked 3172002: ranked 2912003: ranked 3082004: ranked 2912005: ranked 2642006: ranked 2992007: ranked 3082008: ranked 2872009: ranked 2672010: ranked 2782011: ranked 3172012: ranked 3192013: ranked 2772014: ranked 2802015: ranked 2642016: ranked 2722017: ranked 3142018: ranked 2932019: ranked 2852020: ranked 2922021: ranked 2562022: ranked 2502023: ranked 2632024: ranked 2282025: ranked 218

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Ahmad per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 229 in 2025
Ahmad: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Ahmad most popular?

Ahmad peaked in 2025, when 229 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Ahmad?

At least 4,500 people named Ahmad born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Ahmad?

Most living Ahmads are between 6 and 21; the most common age is about 2.

Is Ahmad becoming more or less popular?

Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.






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