Mehdi
Mehdi was the 4009th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 2523rd; the most babies were born in 2012 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 134 places. More babies were named Mehdi in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,009 boys, up 222 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201237 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,024babies recorded
Mehdi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,009 | 27 |
| 2020 | #4,231 | 24 |
| 2010 | #3,507 | 31 |
| 2000 | #3,266 | 26 |
| 1990 | #4,328 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,369 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mehdi, counting every spelling?
Mehdi has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mehdi?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mehdi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mehdi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mehdi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mehdi?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Mehdi are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 29. That makes Mehdi mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mehdi by state
How common Mehdi was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mehdi: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mehdi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mehdi
How popular is the name Mehdi?
Mehdi was the 4009th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 2523rd; the most babies were born in 2012 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 134 places. More babies were named Mehdi in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mehdi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mehdi in the US.
Where is Mehdi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mehdi was most common in Michigan (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New York.