Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Ahlam

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,357 Trend ↑ Rising 15%
Rank 2025
#4,357
among girls · ↓1,342 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
32
named Ahlam · -41% vs 2024
How common
1 in 50,227
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
54 babies
All-time total
1,074
#7,150 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Ahlam popularity over time

1,074 babies have been named Ahlam since 1977, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 19 2 – #7,659
1980s 109 11 +474% #4,887
1990s 162 16 +49% #4,652
2000s 197 20 +22% #4,794
2010s 359 36 +82% #3,307
2020s (to 2025) 228 38 +6% #3,015

Where Ahlam is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 32 0.02 outside top 500
2027 33 0.02 outside top 500
2028 33 0.02 outside top 500
2029 33 0.02 outside top 500
2030 34 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Ahlam

Ahlam is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,357 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 1,074 American babies have been named Ahlam. Its peak came in 2024, when 54 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ahlam stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ahlam?

The median living Ahlam is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 27. An estimated 1,100 people named Ahlam are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ahlam year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 32 #4,357
2024 54 #3,015
2023 39 #3,835
2022 35 #4,112
2021 35 #4,094
2020 33 #4,172
2019 43 #3,553
2018 36 #4,003
2017 48 #3,307
2016 39 #3,852
2015 42 #3,652
2014 36 #4,106
2013 35 #4,161
2012 37 #4,050
2011 19 #6,569
2010 24 #5,604
2009 19 #6,816
2008 17 #7,418
2007 29 #4,948
2006 21 #6,130
2005 18 #6,536
2004 17 #6,773
2003 17 #6,582
2002 18 #6,135
2001 17 #6,326
2000 24 #4,794
1995 15 #5,962
1990 16 #5,550
1985 11 #6,034
1980 5 #10,405
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Famous people named Ahlam

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ahlam Mosteghanemi Ahlam Mosteghanemi Algerian writer b. 1953 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ahlam, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ahlam?

The median living Ahlam is about 13 years old. Half of all living Ahlams are between 6 and 27 years old.

How many people named Ahlam are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Ahlam are alive in the United States, based on 1,074 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ahlam in 2025?

Ahlam ranked #4,357 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ahlam?

1,074 babies have been named Ahlam in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ahlam most popular?

Ahlam peaked in 2024, when 54 newborns received the name.

Is Ahlam a boy or girl name?

Ahlam is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ahlam rising or falling?

Ahlam is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ahlam become more popular?

Ahlam looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 34 girls named Ahlam in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ahlam?

Well-known people named Ahlam include Ahlam Mosteghanemi (writer).

Names like Ahlam

Names that sound and feel close to Ahlam: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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