Recorded 1991–2007 Boys' name Peak 1991 21 births

Mahendra — boys' name

21 babies named Mahendra in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s5
1990s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Mahendra was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mahendra in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahendra

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Mahendra between 1991 and 2007, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mahendra currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahendra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mahendra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mahendra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahendra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mahendra at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

21

Since 1991

17 years of records

Peak year

1991

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1991

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2007

Mahendra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1991

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1991)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 2007199719951991 6

Mahendra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 76% of Mahendra's all-time total
1990s162000s5

Mahendra by state

Where Mahendra concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mahendra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 28.6%
New York share of Mahendra's total US births 28.6%

6 of 21 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahendra?
21 babies have been named Mahendra since 1991. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1991 with 6 births.
When was Mahendra most popular?
Mahendra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Mahendra most popular?
The top states for the name Mahendra are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Mahendra been used?
Mahendra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 17 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Mahendra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mahlon, Mahmoud, Mahdi, Mahir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.