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Mehmet

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What official birth registration shows about Mehmet: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #435 to #1153.200020052010201520202025#435#1153
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#526
1997#462
1998#526
1999#490
2000#554
2001#524
2002#546
2003#633
2004#435
2005#590
2006#653
2007#711
2008#746
2009#923
2010#744
2011#798
2012#901
2013#804
2014#680
2015#779
2016#858
2017#848
2018#810
2019#894
2020#755
2021#1078
2022#949
2023#942
2024#898
2025#1153

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 62 of the 77 years from 1947 to 2023.

In 2023: #475 among boys in Norway, #942 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1947–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #340 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1947–2023

    Highest recorded position: #267 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1947–2023).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1153 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1947 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #267 in Norway in 1963.

Mehmet's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#115325HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#89835HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#94232HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#94932HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#107826HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#75542HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#89433HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#81039HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#84837HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#85837HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#77941HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#68049HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#80438HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#90133HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#79838HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#74440HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#92329HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#74639HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#71139HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#65342HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#59045HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#43563HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#63335HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#54638HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#52437HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#55434HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#49041HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#52636HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#46242HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#52633HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4755HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4705HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4815HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4995HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4955HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4228HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5464HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4507HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#3939HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4268HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#5444HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5175HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#5055HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#5384HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4287HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5245HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5215HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#3989HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5904HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5964HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5136HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#5545HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#4558HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#4708HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4698HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#35013HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#36912HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#41910HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#35713HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#30816HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#38711HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5027HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#41010HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#30815HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#32914HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#28916HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#34113HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#30515HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#32513HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#30715HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#35412HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#39810HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#29515HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#38410HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#35011HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4088HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#5045HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#4337HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#30212HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#30712HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#26714HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#3638HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4804HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#29511HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3657HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3587HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3238HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#3945HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3167HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#3247HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#3645HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#3406HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Mehmet is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Mehmet, between 1947 and 2025, in 73 of those 79 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: highest position in 1963England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200419472025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1947–202362#267 in 1963
England and Wales1996–202530#435 in 2004

Its high point came 41 years earlier in Norway (1963) than in England and Wales (2004).

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What is known about Mehmet

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1947–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1947 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #267 in Norway in 1963. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.