Mehmet is a distinctive choice, ranked #1153 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mehmet in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1153
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About the Name Mehmet
Mehmet has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 143 places in five years. It was most popular in 2004 at #435 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mehmet is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mehmet in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Mehmet
Mehmet Şimşek — Mehmet Şimşek is a Turkish politician and economist, who has been serving as the Minister of Treasury and Finance since 4 June 2023.
Mehmet Büyükekşi — Mehmet Büyükekşi is a Turkish business man, architect and former president of the Turkish Football Federation.
Mehmet Günsür — Mehmet Günsür is a Turkish model, actor and producer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mehmet
Unlikely. With around 25 UK babies named Mehmet per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mehmet in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mehmet is declining: down 398 places since 2020, to #1,153 in 2025. It peaked at #435 in 2004.
Mehmet is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mehmet include: Mehmet Şimşek, Mehmet Büyükekşi and Mehmet Günsür. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mehmet does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mehmets in the wild.
25
UK babies named Mehmet (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 398 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mehmet
Almost certainly the only Mehmet in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mehmet
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Muhammad Adil, also Mehmet Adil, is the successor and oldest son of Sultan-ul Awliya Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani and Hajjah Amina Adil, and the current spiritual leader (grandshaykh) of the Haqqani branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi order.
Atçalı Kel Mehmet Efe was a Zeybek who led a local revolt against Ottoman authority and established control of the Aydın region for a short period between 1829 and 1830 (during the reign of Mahmud II).