Is Mehmet a boy or girl name?

Mehmet is a boy’s name. Of the 837 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Mehmet

Recorded 1960–2025 · United States

Mehmet was most popular in 2015, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,288 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 837 people named Mehmet.

Mehmet over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mehmet’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mehmet a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mehmet is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 837 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mehmet

Where Mehmet is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 8.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org