Mehmet
Mehmet was the 5143rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 2842nd with 42 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,301 places. More babies were named Mehmet in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,143 boys, up 1,041 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201542 babies
- Total since 1880
- 837babies recorded
Mehmet popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,143 | 19 |
| 2020 | #6,184 | 14 |
| 2010 | #3,601 | 30 |
| 2000 | #4,160 | 19 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #5,983 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,008 | 9 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mehmet, counting every spelling?
Mehmet has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mehmet?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mehmet (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mehmet born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mehmet.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mehmet?
About 800 people born in the US named Mehmet are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 25. That makes Mehmet mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mehmet by state
How common Mehmet was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.7×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mehmet: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mehmet, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mehmet
How popular is the name Mehmet?
Mehmet was the 5143rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 2842nd with 42 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,301 places. More babies were named Mehmet in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mehmet a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mehmet in the US.
Where is Mehmet most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mehmet was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Florida.