The baby name Ismet is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IS-met (IPA: /isˈmet/).
Ismet is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Ismet is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IS-met (IPA: /isˈmet/).
Ismet is Turkish in Origin.
Ismet descends from Arabic ʿiṣma(t) (عِصْمَة), a noun denoting “purity, chastity, innocence” and, in theological usage, “infallibility” or divine protection. Through Ottoman Turkish it became İsmet, then entered Bosnian, Albanian, and other Balkan onomastics; it is also familiar in Persianate and South Asian Muslim naming.
In Turkish and Bosnian the name is chiefly masculine, though Ottoman records show unisex use, and the Arabic/Persian counterpart Ismat/Esmat remains common for women. The statesman İsmet İnönü (1884–1973), Turkey’s second president, helped popularize the name in the 20th century. Variant spellings reflect language and transcription: İsmet (modern Turkish), Ismet (Balkan/English), Ismat/Asmat (Arabic/South Asia), Esmat (Persian), and Esmet (Balkan). Closely related feminine forms include Ismat and Esmat. Across cultures the core meaning highlights moral integrity, blamelessness, and protective virtue.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 614 |
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #66 | 188 | 3,402 |
| AL | 0 | #69 | 8 | 2,372 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #74 | 2 | 1,051 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| RS | 0 | #83 | 2 | 923 | |
| KZ | 0 | #93 | 2 | 1,452 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #97 | 35 | 1,400 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #107 | 156 | 3,850 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #107 | 4 | 2,055 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #108 | 268 | 5,122 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #108 | 49 | 2,277 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #128 | 8 | 4,130 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #131 | 5 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #136 | 2 | 3,613 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #171 | 7 | 2,769 |
| TR | 0 | #180 | 14,021 | 19,440 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #186 | 82 | 6,912 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #200 | 7 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #220 | 39 | 3,997 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #221 | 7 | 4,141 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #272 | 3 | 3,535 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #275 | 178 | 2,180 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #280 | 10 | 6,578 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #286 | 40 | 7,401 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #326 | 32 | 8,477 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #383 | 5 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #400 | 7 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Germany | 0 | #413 | 25 | 2,542 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #418 | 10 | 2,041 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #419 | 743 | 5,697 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #476 | 30 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #634 | 34 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #649 | 34 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #718 | 238 | 5,873 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #822 | 17 | 4,949 |
| United States | Boys | 2006 | #860 | 5 | 7,416 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,014 | 470 | 10,046 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,064 | 48 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,078 | 99 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,571 | 44 | 28,008 |
Ismet is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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