Recorded 2001–2025 Boys' name Peak 2025 83 births

Mehmed — boys' name

83 babies named Mehmed in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

83 boys have been named Mehmed since 2001, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

83
total births
2001–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Mehmed was born in this single decade.

2025
Single peak year

15 babies were named Mehmed in 2025 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mehmed

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Mehmed between 2001 and 2025, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mehmed currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2025, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mehmed performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mehmed shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mehmed in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mehmed in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 83 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mehmed at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

83

Since 2001

25 years of records

Peak year

2025

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2001

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2025

Mehmed popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2001

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2025)
15
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 20252023202220212020201920152014201320032001 5

Mehmed by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
46 births that decade — 55% of Mehmed's all-time total
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Mehmed by state

Where Mehmed concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mehmed
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 6.0%
New York share of Mehmed's total US births 6.0%

5 of 83 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mehmed?
83 babies have been named Mehmed since 2001. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 15 births.
When was Mehmed most popular?
Mehmed was most popular in the 2020s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Mehmed most popular?
The top states for the name Mehmed are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Mehmed been used?
Mehmed has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 25 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mehmed?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mehki, Mehdi, Mehmet, Mehran, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.