Boys' name · since 1976
Mehdi
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 1,024 babies named Mehdi, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,995 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,024
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mehdi is the #3995 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,024 recorded since 1976.
Mehdi has 1,024 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3995 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #5,056 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,995 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,024 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mehdi ranks #5,056 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,995 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,024 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,995 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,024
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mehdi's 1,024 recorded births place it above 88.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Mehdi compares
1,024 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mehdi's all-time total is 178% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mehdi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,024 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mehdi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mehdi's full recorded timeline at 2001, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mehdi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Mehdi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (285 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Mehdi's strongest decade.
285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Mehdi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 111
1980s
111 births
- 1990s
1990s
168 births
- 2000s
2000s
285 births
- 2010s
2010s
273 births
- 2020s
2020s
150 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 285 births (28% of all-time use).
How Mehdi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mehdi's total volume
Mehdi by state
Where Mehdi concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 61 | 6.0% |
| #2 | California | | 47 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
61 of 1,024 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Mehdi's data
- Mehdi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (285 total births) through the 2020s (150) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mehdis (61 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mehdi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Mehdi 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.