Meher
Meher was the 2714th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2697th with 64 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,405 places. More babies were named Meher in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,714 girls, up 456 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202164 babies
- Total since 1880
- 881babies recorded
Meher popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 12 since 2009.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,714 | 64 |
| 2020 | #3,170 | 50 |
| 2010 | #4,008 | 38 |
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How popular is Meher, counting every spelling?
Meher has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Meher?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Meher (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Meher 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 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Meher.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Meher?
About 900 people born in the US named Meher are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Meher a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Meher by state
How common Meher was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (4.0×), California (2.6×), New York (2.1×). In 46 states fewer than five girls 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 Meher: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Meher, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Meher
How popular is the name Meher?
Meher was the 2714th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2697th with 64 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,405 places. More babies were named Meher in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Meher a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Meher in the US.
Where is Meher most popular?
In 2021–2025, Meher was most common in New Jersey (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Washington.