Mehmet
How to say it: meh-MET · /meˈmɛt/
Turkish form of Arabic Muhammad meaning 'praiseworthy' - longtime most common male name in Turkey.
Mehmet was the 4,243rd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 19 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 49% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #5,200 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 | #4,243 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 19 |
| Share of births | 1 in 174,491 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −49% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #5,200 |
| In France, 2025 | #813 among boys’ names, 35 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Mehmet 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 Mehmet is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Turkish.
In France: #813 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Mehmet
- Mehmet Scholl (born 1970)German association football player and manager
- Mehmet Topal (born 1986)Turkish association football player
- Mehmet Ali Talat (born 1952)President of Northern Cyprus from 2005 to 2010
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