Ahlam
Girl · ah-LAAM · Arabic
Ahlam is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “dreams”. In 2025 it ranked 1,779th for girls in the UK (17 babies) and 4,351st for girls in the US (32 babies).
What does Ahlam mean?
Arabic: plural of hulm, 'dream'
“dreams”
- Say it
- ah-LAAM
Is Ahlam a girl's or a boy's name?
Ahlam is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the UK and 32 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ahlam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,779among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were named Ahlam, making it the 1,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,566th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 23 girls.
2025 had more girls named Ahlam than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Ahlam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,719th in England and Wales.
Ahlam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,779 |
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,566 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 13 | #2,186 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 14 | #2,061 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,681 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,418 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,172 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,398 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Ahlam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,351among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 50,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 32 girls in the US were named Ahlam, making it the 4,351st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,167th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 54 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
2025 had fewer girls named Ahlam than any year since 2011.
Half of all the girls named Ahlam in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ahlam in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4,351 |
| 2024 | 54 | #3,013 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,831 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4,106 |
| 2021 | 35 | #4,087 |
| 2020 | 33 | #4,167 |
| 2019 | 43 | #3,551 |
| 2018 | 36 | #4,000 |
| 2017 | 48 | #3,305 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,849 |
| 2015 | 42 | #3,649 |
| 2014 | 36 | #4,101 |
| 2013 | 35 | #4,154 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4,046 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 21 | #4,644 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
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