The baby name Hamit is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /haˈmit/ — hah-MEET.
Hamit is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Hamit is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /haˈmit/ — hah-MEET.
Hamit is Turkish in Origin.
Hamit is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Ḥāmid/Hamīd, built on the Semitic root Ḥ-M-D meaning “to praise.” In Arabic, Ḥāmid (active participle) denotes “one who praises [God],” while Ḥamīd is “praiseworthy.” Ottoman Turkish borrowed the name widely, and regular final devoicing in Turkish turned -d to -t in everyday spelling and pronunciation, yielding Hamit.
Used across the Ottoman sphere - among Turks, Bosniaks, and some Albanians - the name appears in court and literary records and survives in modern Turkey, though it is less common today; footballer Hamit Altıntop gave it contemporary visibility. Related theophoric compounds include Abdülhamit/Abdulhamid (“servant of the Praiseworthy”), borne by Ottoman sultans Abdülhamid I and II. International variants and transliterations include Hamid, Hamed, Hameed; feminine counterparts are Hamida (Arabic) and Turkish Hamide. Cognate and closely related names from the same root are Ahmad/Ahmet and Muhammad/Muhammed, emphasizing divine praise.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| AL | 0 | #66 | 10 | 2,372 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #108 | 3 | 2,055 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #155 | 163 | 5,122 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #167 | 43 | 3,402 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2010 | #189 | 2 | 1,344 |
| TR | 0 | #195 | 12,664 | 19,440 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #201 | 91 | 6,578 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #213 | 8 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BD | 0 | #238 | 4 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #248 | 20 | 6,912 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #302 | 24 | 7,401 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #400 | 43 | 2,180 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #422 | 24 | 10,523 |
| Germany | 0 | #423 | 15 | 2,542 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #488 | 18 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| LY | 0 | #506 | 30 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #509 | 42 | 12,054 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #538 | 15 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #554 | 7 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #561 | 16 | 10,045 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #619 | 49 | 13,071 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #674 | 9 | 3,552 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #733 | 222 | 5,697 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #868 | 84 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,048 | 64 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,077 | 52 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,106 | 71 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,321 | 151 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,521 | 94 | 28,008 |
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