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Ahmet

Boy

Meaning of Ahmet: Arabic: 'highly praised'

Ahmet is a boy's name most strongly associated with Turkish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7230th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1517th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7230

10 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1517

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

660

First recorded 1959 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 20 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 29 babies2009: 25 babies2010: 27 babies20102011: 24 babies2012: 22 babies2013: 30 babies2014: 32 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 20 babies2018: 16 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 17 babies2022: 19 babies2023: 13 babies2024: 16 babies2025: 10 babies
US babies named Ahmet per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 38.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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