The first name Mehmed

In 2025, 16 boys were named Mehmed, making it the 1,613th most popular boys’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mehmed with other names.

In 2025, 15 boys born in the United States were named Mehmed, the 6,046th most popular boys’ name that year.

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.

• Mehmed VI
  36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1918–1922)
• Mehmed I
  Fifth Ottoman Sultan (1413–1421)
• Mehmed IV
  19th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1648–1687)
• Mehmed V
  35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1909–1918)
• Köprülü Mehmed Paşa
  Albanian Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1580-1661)
• Mehmed Baždarević
  Bosnian football player and manager (born 1960)
• Sedefkar Mehmed Ağa
  Architect of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, 1540–1617
• Mehmed Spaho
  Bosniak politician (1883-1939)
• Mehmed Alispahić
  Bosnia and Herzegovina association football player, born 1987
• Mehmed Alajbegović
  Croatian Muslim Ustasha leader, 1906–1947
• Mehmed Handžić
  Bosniak imam, 1906–1944
• Mehmed Alagić
  General (1947-2003)

What does the name Mehmed mean?

From Ottoman Turkish محمد (Mehmed, Mehmet), from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad). Doublet of Muhammad.

What is the origin of the name Mehmed?

From Ottoman Turkish محمد (Mehmed, Mehmet), from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad). Doublet of Muhammad.

How popular is the name Mehmed?

In 2025, 16 boys born in England and Wales were named Mehmed, ranking 1,613th.

When was Mehmed most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 15 babies were named Mehmed, its highest rank at 6,046th.

What name is Mehmed a form of?

Mehmed is a form of Muhammad.