Mehmet
Mehmed or Mehmet is the most common Turkish form of the Arabic male name Muhammad and gains its significance from being the name of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Originally the intermediary vowels in the Arabic Muhammad were completed with an e in adaptation to Turkish phonotactics, which spelled Mehemmed, Mehemed and the name lost the central e over time.
- Turkish
- Albanian
Meaning & Origin of Mehmet
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mehmed or Mehmet is the most common Turkish form of the Arabic male name Muhammad and gains its significance from being the name of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Originally the intermediary vowels in the Arabic Muhammad were completed with an e in adaptation to Turkish phonotactics, which spelled Mehemmed, Mehemed and the name lost the central e over time.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Albanian
The Story of Mehmet
The earliest SSA record of Mehmet as a baby boy name dates back to 1960, when 9 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 42 newborns named Mehmet — #2,807 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Mehmets. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,387 among baby boy names with 24 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 863 Mehmets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Mehmet
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About the name Mehmet
Mehmet is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 863 births in the dataset. Mehmet's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,807. Use the chart and map above to compare Mehmet'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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