Is Ahmad a boy or girl name?
Ahmad is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 409 boys were named Ahmad, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 19,954 US babies named Ahmad were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #669
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ahmad since 1950
- 19,954
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 662 babies
Boys and girls named Ahmad, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 205 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,287 | 18 | 1.4% |
| 1980s | 2,312 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 3,922 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 5,387 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 4,713 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,053 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 409 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 393 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 437 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 385 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 429 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 454 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 502 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 481 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 466 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 498 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 490 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 458 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 444 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 426 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 494 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 567 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 465 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 462 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 487 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 542 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 508 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 542 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 626 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 662 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 526 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 562 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 608 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 378 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 390 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 347 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 366 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 342 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 309 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 293 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 327 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 316 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 240 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 284 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 248 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 190 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 166 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 179 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 208 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 245 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 236 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 286 | #491 | 6 | #9,022 |
| 1978 | 204 | #590 | 6 | #8,571 |
| 1977 | 207 | #584 | 6 | #8,451 |
| 1976 | 121 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 135 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 111 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 53 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 58 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 48 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 26 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 29 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,720 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,300 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,758 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,506 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,553 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,946 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,201 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,144 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,691 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ahmad reached #386 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #8,451 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.