Boys' name · since 1991
Mahendra
Mahendra has 21 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,738 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
21 boys have been named Mahendra since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mahendra has 21 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2007.
- #28,738 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahendra ranks #28,738 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,738 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mahendra's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Mahendra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mahendra's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mahendra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2007
- Peak year (1991)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Mahendra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Mahendra's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Mahendra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
Mahendra by state
Where Mahendra concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 28.6% |
6 of 21 births nationwide.
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- Mahendra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Mahendras (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mahendra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mahendra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.