babyNamedAhmet
“Turkish form of Ahmad: the most praiseworthy”
Boy’s name, of Turkish and Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,150th
- births in 2023–2025
- 100
- babies born in France
- 1 in 18,182
- −5.7% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2007
Meaning and origin of Ahmet
Ahmet means “Turkish form of Ahmad: the most praiseworthy” and is of Turkish and Arabic origin.
Popularity of Ahmet in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2007.
- Over recent years, Ahmet has been falling (−5.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ahmet every 69 schools, all spellings combined.
Ahmet in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,698th boys’ name44 babies in 3 years1 boy in 18,781
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
39 babies in 3 years1 boy in 131,834
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Hamet (in French)30
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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