Ahmad
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Ahmad is Arabic for “highly praised” or “highly praiseworthy” and was one of the names by which the prophet Muhammad was known. Ahmad is also glossed as “more deserving” or as one who always gives thanks to God, with Ahmed and Achmed as variants. Ahmad and Ahmed have been common across the Arab world for centuries, and a Prince Ahmed appears in One Thousand and One Nights.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, The Best Baby Names for Boys
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Usage of Ahmad in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ahmad against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ahmad is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Ahmad in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 407 boys were named Ahmad, making it the #669 boys' name in the US. Since 1950, 20,348 boys have been named Ahmad, with the most (662) in 2001. It is most common, relative to births, in Louisiana, Illinois and Michigan.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Ahmad in other languages
- Ahmet Albanian, Dutch, Turkish
- Ahmed Dutch
- Aḥmad Arabic
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Ahmad
There are 1,763 towns and villages with Ahmad in their name, in 16 countries.
🇵🇰 Pakistan 759🇮🇶 Iraq 306🇾🇪 Yemen 201🇮🇷 Iran 162🇪🇬 Egypt 156🇦🇫 Afghanistan 77🇮🇳 India 33🇸🇾 Syria 28
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Abīsh Aḩmad | East Azerbaijan, 🇮🇷 Iran | 2,715 | Map |
| Solţān Aḩmad | West Azerbaijan, 🇮🇷 Iran | 1,165 | Map |
| Seyyed Aḩmad | Kermanshah Province, 🇮🇷 Iran | 332 | Map |
| Qawm Aḩmad | Ḩajjah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 17 | Map |
| Āl Aḩmad | Al Bayda, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 5 | Map |
| Ghawl Aḩmad | Ma’rib, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 3 | Map |
| Maqām Aḩmad | Al Jawf, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 3 | Map |
| Lujḩ Aḩmad | Ḩajjah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 2 | Map |
| Ḩassān Aḩmad | Ta‘izz, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 1 | Map |
| Abīsh Aḩmad | 🇮🇷 Iran | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Ahmad
There are 2 lakes and reservoirs with Ahmad in their name.
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| Berkeh-ye Takht-e Aḩmad | Hormozgan, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
| Namak-e Aḩmad Beyk | Semnan, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Ahmad songs
One song on Wikidata has Ahmad in its title:
- Ahmad the Terrible – Jack DeJohnette (1984)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Ahmad
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Ahmad.
Ahmad Abousamra
Ahmad Al Shugairi
Ahmad Brooks
Ahmad Dhani
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Fictional characters named Ahmad
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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