Unisex name · since 1998
Mehar
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 626 babies named Mehar, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,768 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 626
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mehar is the #2768 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 626 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mehar has been recorded 626 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #2768 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #10,266 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,768 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 626 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mehar ranks #10,266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,768 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 626 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,768 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 626
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mehar's 626 recorded births place it above 85.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mehar compares
626 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mehar's all-time total is 66% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mehar | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 626 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mehar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mehar's full recorded timeline at 2013, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mehar popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Mehar popularity over time - boys
46 total births recorded since 2011 (Mehar as boys' name)
Mehar by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (286 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Mehar's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Mehar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 75
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
259 births
- 2020s
2020s
286 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 286 births (46% of all-time use).
How Mehar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mehar's total volume
Mehar by state
Where Mehar concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 202 | 32.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 29 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Washington | | 22 | 3.5% |
202 of 626 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mehar's data
- California records the most Mehars (202 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mehar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Mehar 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.