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Ahmad

“Most praiseworthy” — Arabic, Persian origin

Boy's name · #669 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Ahmad's best rank, #386, came in 2001; it has settled back to #669 today. Roughly 20,000 boys have been named Ahmad since 1950.

Around the world: #38 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ahmads

• Ahmad ibn Billah — President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965
• Ahmad ibn Hanbal — Muslim jurist and theologian (780–855)
• Ahmad Shah Massoud — Afghan military leader (1953–2001)
• Ahmad Yasin — Palestinian political and religious leader (1937–2004)
• Ahmad ibn Fadlan — 10th-century Arab traveller and ethnographer

In stories & tradition

• Ahmad Kamal Faridi — fictional human
• Ahmad Chadway — fictional human
• Ahmad Zakaria — Para Pencari Tuhan

What Ahmads become

Among 2,584 notable people named Ahmad:

Political leaders appear 2.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ahmad ibn Billah, President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965.

Similar names: Ahmed · Mohammed · Malik · Khalil · Saad · Jad

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