Ahmet
How to say it: ah-MET · /aˈmet/
Turkish form of Arabic Ahmad meaning 'highly praised' - long-established variant widely used in Turkey and the Balkans.
Ahmet was the 6,686th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 10 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 65% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #7,860 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #6,686 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 10 |
| Share of births | 1 in 331,534 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −65% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #7,860 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,000 among boys’ names, 25 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Ahmet is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ahmet is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Turkish.
In France: #1,000 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Ahmet
- Ahmet Davutoğlu (born 1959)Turkish statesperson and writer
- Ahmet Necdet Sezer (born 1941)10th President of Turkey
- Ahmet İzzet Furgaç (1864–1937)Turkish military officer and statesperson
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