Ahmed

Meaning and origin of Ahmed

Popularity of Ahmed in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2020.
• Over recent years, Ahmed has been stable (−0.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ahmed every 6.7 schools, all spellings combined.

Ahmed in English-speaking countries

Ahmed ranks 180^th in England and Wales and 200^th in Ontario (Canada), against 150^th in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  200^th boys’ name193 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8810% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  180^th boys’ name848 babies in 3 years1 boy in 974+3.7% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  322^nd boys’ name33 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,816

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

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

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  325^th boys’ name13 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,959

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

  607^th boys’ name12 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,711

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  678^th boys’ name1,195 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,303−2.5% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

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

Same sound, other spellings

• Hamed65
• Amédée (in French)40
• Amed (in French)20

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 Ahmed

• Amine
• Aymen
• Ayoub
• Anas
• Wassim
• Ali
• Haroun
• Younes
• Idriss
• Hamza
• Kassim
• Omar

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin