Ahmad has been given to about 20,366 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Ahmad ranks 669th among American boys in 2025, with 407 born that year. Its best year was 2001, when 662 babies were given the name, ranking 386th. The typical living American called Ahmad is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.