Ahmon
An Egyptian masculine name meaning "builder, architect".
Name Census estimates that about 225 living Americans carry the first name Ahmon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ahmon today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ahmon births was 2004 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ahmon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
225
~ 1 in 1,523,353 Americans
Peak year
2004
21 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,971
Tracked since 1976
Census
Ahmon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 194 people with the first name Ahmon, which placed it at #39,126 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,126
National first-name rank
People counted
194
194 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
84.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ahmon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ahmon is Black at 84.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.2%) and White (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ahmon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ahmon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American84.5% · 164
- Two or more races6.2% · 12
- White4.6% · 9
- Hispanic or Latino4.1% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
Popularity
Ahmon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ahmon from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 109 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ahmon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ahmon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ahmon
The given name Ahmon has its origins in ancient Egyptian culture, dating back to around 2500 BCE. It is derived from the ancient Egyptian word "ahm," which means "to be great" or "to be supreme." The name was often associated with royalty and nobility in ancient Egyptian society.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ahmon can be found in the Pyramid Texts, a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary inscriptions carved on the walls of several pyramids. These texts mention an individual named Ahmon, who was likely a high-ranking official or member of the royal court during the Old Kingdom period (c. 2686 - c. 2181 BCE).
In later periods of ancient Egyptian history, the name Ahmon was occasionally given to individuals of significance. For instance, Ahmon was the name of a vizier (a high-ranking government official) during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II (c. 1279 - c. 1213 BCE) in the 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom.
While the name Ahmon was primarily used in ancient Egypt, there are also records of individuals bearing this name in other ancient civilizations that had close cultural ties with Egypt. For example, an individual named Ahmon is mentioned in the Amarna Letters, a collection of diplomatic correspondence between the Egyptian court and other rulers in the ancient Near East during the 14th century BCE.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have been recorded with the name Ahmon. One such figure was Ahmon of Thmuis, a Christian philosopher and theologian who lived in the 4th century CE in Egypt. He was a prominent figure in the intellectual circles of his time and wrote extensively on theology and philosophy.
Another historical figure named Ahmon was a Coptic bishop who lived in the 7th century CE in Egypt. He played a significant role in the religious and cultural life of the Coptic Christian community during a period of transition and change.
In the realm of arts and literature, Ahmon was the name of a famous Egyptian poet who lived during the 10th century CE. His poetic works were highly acclaimed and influential in his time, and they provided valuable insights into the cultural and social life of medieval Egypt.
While the name Ahmon has its roots in ancient Egyptian culture, it has also been adopted and used in other parts of the world over the centuries. However, the name's strong association with its Egyptian origins and historical significance has endured throughout its long and fascinating journey.
People
Ahmon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ahmon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ahmon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ahmon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 225 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ahmon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,523,353 US residents.
Is Ahmon a common name?
We classify Ahmon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 228 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ahmon most popular?
The single biggest year for Ahmon was 2004, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ahmon is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ahmon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 194 people with the name Ahmon, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,126 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ahmon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ahmon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ahmon leans strongly male. 196 people counted with this name were male (99.0%), compared with 2 female bearers (1.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ahmon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ahmon is Black at 84.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.2%) and White (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ahmon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Ahmon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.5% (164 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ahmon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ahmon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ahmon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ahmon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ahmon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ahmon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Ahmon?
See how many people share the name Ahmon on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.