Mehmet Selim name meaning

What does Mehmet Selim mean?

• Name

  Mehmet

  Much praised

• Name

  Selim

  Sound, unharmed

Both names are Arabic in origin; Mehmet is an established Turkish form of Muhammad. Their two-syllable structure gives the pair a balanced rhythm.

How popular is Mehmet Selim?

Official figures: TÜİK newborn name lists (2018–2025, the top 30 for Türkiye and each of the 81 provinces every year) and the most common names in the population.

Province lists

26provinces

Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System. The lists cover the top 30 names per year, sex and province; no official counts are published for less common names. All statistics →

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• Yavuz Selim 5,643
• Mehmet Ali 4,164
• Mehmet Emin 1,620
• Mehmet Akif 1,314
• Mehmet Efe 545
• Mehmet Asaf 435
• Mehmet Aras 413
• Mehmet Emir 260
• Mehmet Eren 165
• Ahmet Selim 157
• Mehmet Can 143
• Mehmet Alp 130
• Mehmet Eymen 102
• Mehmet Fatih 69
• Mehmet Ege 51
• Mehmet Yağız 46