The first name Ahmet
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 16 boys were named Ahmet, making it the 1,613th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2000, with 22 births (#773).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ahmet with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ahmet at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 10 boys born in the United States were named Ahmet, the 7,693rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 38 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ahmet
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ahmet Necdet Sezer10th President of Turkey (born 1941)
- Ahmet AğaoğluAzerbaijani-Turkish journalist and statesperson (1869–1939)
- Ahmet ZappaAmerican musician, born 1974
- Ahmet HadžipašićBosnia and Herzegovina politician (1952-2008)
- Ahmet Kurt PashaAlbanian noble, 1774–1787
- Ahmet EnginGerman association football player, born 1996
- Ahmed I14th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1603–1617)
- Ahmed III23th Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1703–1730)
- Ahmed II21th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1691–1695)
- Zog I of AlbaniaAlbanian prime minister, president and king (1895-1961) (r.1922-1939)
- Hüsamettin Cindoruk17th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, 1933–2026
- Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-KalbiEmir of Sicily since 954 to 969
Questions
- How popular is the name Ahmet?
- In 2025, 16 boys born in England and Wales were named Ahmet, ranking 1,613th. Its peak was 2000, with 22 births.
- Is Ahmet a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 660 US babies named Ahmet since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ahmet most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 38 babies were named Ahmet, its highest rank at 3,024th.