How Many People Are Named Ahmad?
An estimated 19,509 people in the United States have the first name Ahmad. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Ahmad peaked in popularity in 2001 with 662 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ahmad as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ahmad paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
19,509
About 1 in 17,569 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2001
662 births
Total Registered
19,954
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ahmad
Ahmad is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 19,954 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Ahmad as a male name
Ranked #669 in 2024
409 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (662 births)
Ahmad as a female name
Ranked #9,022 in 1979
6 female births in 1979
Peak: 1977 (6 births)
Ahmad: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ahmad span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,387 babies were registered. While Ahmad is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ahmad by Decade
How has Ahmad tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ahmad by State
Birth registrations for Ahmad span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Nevada, Delaware. On average, about 507 Ahmads were registered per state.
Ahmad + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ahmad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ahmad
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Ahmad: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ahmad?
We estimate approximately 19,509 people named Ahmad are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 17,569 Americans share this first name.
Is Ahmad a common name?
Ahmad is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19,954 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ahmad most popular?
Ahmad reached peak popularity in 2001, when 662 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ahmad is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ahmad a male name?
Ahmad is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ahmad Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ahmad Smith, Ahmad Johnson, Ahmad Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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