Is Ahmed a boy or girl name?
Ahmed is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 392 boys were named Ahmed, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 16,897 US babies named Ahmed were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #687
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ahmed since 1929
- 16,897
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 590 babies
Boys and girls named Ahmed, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 80 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 221 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 677 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,435 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,703 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 4,476 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,219 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,041 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 392 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 419 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 410 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 397 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 423 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 462 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 523 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 558 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 582 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 590 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 501 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 510 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 540 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 477 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 476 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 446 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 443 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 448 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 443 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 424 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 454 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 429 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 448 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 466 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 475 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 406 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 314 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 292 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 319 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 243 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 264 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 263 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 203 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 195 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 204 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 191 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 200 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 142 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 137 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 126 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 147 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 127 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 141 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 116 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 108 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 101 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 93 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 69 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 74 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 77 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 59 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 55 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 47 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 41 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 36 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 30 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 33 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 20 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 25 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,415 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,365 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,948 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,822 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,951 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,632 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,971 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,834 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,427 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,496 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,692 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,302 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,319 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,866 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,219 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,509 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,630 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,564 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ahmed reached #491 in 2000. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2010s, 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.