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 [ 2 syll. a-hmad, ah-m-ad ] The boy name Ahmad is pronounced AAMaaD KEY. Ahmad has its origins in the Arabic language. It is used largely in Arabic and German. The name Ahmad means 'most praiseworthy'. Derived from the word hamida which is of the meaning 'to praise, to commend, to thank'. This is one of the many names of the prophet Muhammad, and it is also one of the most popular Arabic names. It was borne by three 17th- and 18th-century Turkish sultans named Ahmet. In the USA, the name is used mostly by Muslim African Americans. Forms of Ahmad include the Arabic Achmad, the Arabic and German Achmed, the German Achmet, the Arabic Ahmad Allah, the Arabic Ahmadullah, the Arabic Ahmaud, the Arabic and Turkish Ahmed, and the Turkish Ahmet. Another form of the name is the Arabic spelling variant Ahmaad. Ahmad is rather popular as a baby boy name. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. Its usage peaked modestly in 2001 with 0.032% of baby boys being named Ahmad. It had a ranking of #387 then. In 2008, it ranked at #559 with a usage of 0.021%, and it was the most popular among all boy names in its family. Ahmad was 3.902% more popular than the next ranked name, the Arabic and Turkish Ahmed, in 2008. Baby names that sound like Ahmad include the Arabic Ahmaad, the Arabic and German Achmed, the German Achmet, the Arabic Ahmaud, the Arabic and Turkish Ahmed, the Turkish Ahmet, the English Almond, the French Amédé, the Arabic Amid, the Indian Amit, the Arabic and Urdu Amjad, the Arabic Amjed, the Scandinavian Amund, the Indian Anand, the Indian Anant, the Indian Ananth, the English, German, Hungarian, and Spanish Andi, the English Andie, the English Andy, and the Slavic Ante. A famous person named Ahmad is Pianist Ahmad Jamal, born 2 July 1930, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. KEY: English pronunciation for Ahmad: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
