Ahmet comes from the Turkish tradition, meaning Highly praised, honored, praised.
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How popular is Ahmet?
2015peak year
The name Ahmet reached its peak in 2015, with 38 registrations (ranked #3024). The name has actually been around since 1959 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5127) today, averaging about 20 new babies per year. Ahmet has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 650 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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