Mehmet comes from the Arabic / Turkish tradition, meaning Praiseworthy.
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How popular is Mehmet?
2015peak year
The name Mehmet reached its peak in 2015, with 42 registrations (ranked #2840). The name has actually been around since 1960 — 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 #4206) today, averaging about 27 new babies per year. Mehmet has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 816 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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