boy's name
Ahmet
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,062
Ahmet is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 2007, when 95 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 23,580 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1969.
Ahmet over time
Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 185 |
| 1980s | 400 |
| 1990s | 535 |
| 2000s | 770 |
| 2010s | 665 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 235 |
How popular is Ahmet?
In 2025, Ahmet was given to 25 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Ahmet is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ahmet
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ahmet also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ahmet over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Ahmet in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Ahmat
Sibling names for Ahmet
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ahmet — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ahmet
How popular is the name Ahmet?
In 2025, Ahmet was given to 25 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Is Ahmet a girl's or a boy's name?
Ahmet is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ahmet most popular?
Ahmet peaked in 2007, when 95 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ahmet a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ahmet currently ranks #1,440 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.