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Ahmet
OriginTurkish variation of Ahmad
Meaning"greatly praised"
About Ahmet
Ahmet is known outside its native land largely thanks to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. The original crazy celebrity baby namer Frank Zappa named one of his sons Ahmet, after the influential music executive. Ahmad is a variation of Muhammad.
As of October 2026, Ahmet ranked #7693 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3024 in 2015.
Editor's take: The name Ahmet is a boy's name of Turkish origin meaning "greatly praised".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,375 | 32 | 16.7 |
| 2015 | #3,024 | 38 | 19.8 |
| 2016 | #3,882 | 27 | 14.2 |
| 2017 | #4,747 | 20 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Ahmet on lists
Famous Ahmets
- Ahmet Davutoğlu
26th Prime Minister of Turkey
- Ahmet Ertegün
Turkish,American founder of Atlantic records
- Ahmet Türk
Kurdish Turkish politician
- Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa
American writer and producer, son of musician Frank Zappa
- Ahmet Kayhan Dede
Turkish Sufi master
- Ahmet Kaya
Kurdish Turkish singer
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