Ahmet
Ahmad is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world, since it is one of the well-known names of Prophet Muhammad. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed, Ahmmad. It is also used as a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Ahmet
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ahmad is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world, since it is one of the well-known names of Prophet Muhammad. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed, Ahmmad. It is also used as a surname.
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The Story of Ahmet
Ahmet first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 38 Ahmets were born — ranking #3,022 that year. As of 2026, Ahmet ranks #5,603 for baby boys with 16 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 682 Ahmets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ahmet
Ahmet is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 682 births in the dataset. Ahmet's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #3,022. Use the chart and map above to compare Ahmet's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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