boy's name
Mehmed
- Origin Turkish
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 214
Mehmed is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Mehmed is a name of Turkish origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2001.
Mehmed over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 26 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 46 |
How popular is Mehmed?
In 2025, Mehmed was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Mehmed is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mehmed
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mehmed also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mehmed over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Mehmed 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.
- Muhamed
Sibling names for Mehmed
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mehmed — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mehmed
How popular is the name Mehmed?
In 2025, Mehmed was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mehmed a girl's or a boy's name?
Mehmed is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Mehmed most popular?
Mehmed peaked in 2025, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mehmed a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mehmed currently ranks #1,618 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.