Boys' name · since 1960
Mehmet
Mehmet has 837 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,074 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 837
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mehmet currently ranks #5074 among boys' names in America, with 837 babies recorded since 1960.
Mehmet has 837 recorded births among boys since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5074 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #5,746 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,074 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 837 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mehmet ranks #5,746 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,074 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 837 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,074 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 837
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mehmet's 837 recorded births place it above 87.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mehmet compares
837 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mehmet's all-time total is 127% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mehmet | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 837 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mehmet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mehmet's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mehmet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Mehmet by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (334 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Mehmet's strongest decade.
334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Mehmet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 109
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
208 births
- 2010s
2010s
334 births
- 2020s 117
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 334 births (40% of all-time use).
How Mehmet compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mehmet's total volume
Mehmet by state
Where Mehmet concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 106 | 12.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 24 | 2.9% |
| #3 | California | | 14 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
106 of 837 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Mehmet's data
- Mehmet's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (334 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mehmets (106 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mehmet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mehmet draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.