Amed
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-MED
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Amed is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Amed mean?
Kurdish name for the city of Diyarbakir, ancient Amida; sometimes a spelling of Ahmed
Many Kurdish families use Amed, the Kurdish name for the city of Diyarbakir in south-east Turkey.
Is Amed a girl's or a boy's name?
Amed is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Amed in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Amed, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Amed of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Amed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
Names like Amed
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmed, Musa, Abdullah, Zayd, Umar, Zayaan, Amir, Mustafa, Ahad, Azaan, Zayan
Names related to Amed
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amed: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amed, updated 20 October 2026.