Ahmad

Meaning and origin of Ahmad

Popularity of Ahmad in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Ahmad has been rising (+8.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ahmad every 25 schools, all spellings combined.

Ahmad in English-speaking countries

Ahmad ranks 204^th in Ontario (Canada), 235^th in England and Wales and 299^th in Scotland, against 455^th in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  204^th boys’ name191 babies in 3 years1 boy in 890+0.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  235^th boys’ name620 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,333+6.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  299^th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,620

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  320^th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,941

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  437^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,024

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  496^th boys’ name15 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,283

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  672^nd boys’ name1,211 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,246−1.9% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Hamad15
• Amad10
• Hammad5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Ahmad

• Chahine
• Osman
• Azur
• Mirza
• Amjad
• Abdoul
• Ayaan
• Ayman
• Alpha
• Akram
• Adil
• Aly

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin