US rank #3848 Girls' name Peak 2021 805 births

Meher — #3848 US girls' name

805 babies named Meher in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s1772010s3362020s255
#3848
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Meher was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

64 babies were named Meher in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meher

The Social Security Administration has registered 805 babies named Meher between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meher currently holds the #3848 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meher performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 336 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Meher shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 153 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Meher in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meher 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 805 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.

Meher at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

805

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2021

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,848

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meher popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
64
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
020406080 20242020201620122008200419991993 8

Meher popularity over time — boys

12 total births recorded since 2009 (Meher as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 20202009 5

Meher by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
336 births that decade — 42% of Meher's all-time total
1990s372000s1772010s3362020s255

Meher by state

Where Meher concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Meher
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
153 19.0%
#2 New York
38 4.7%
#3 Texas
35 4.3%
#4 New Jersey
31 3.9%
#5 Washington
15 1.9%
#6 Massachusetts
5 0.6%
#7 Virginia
5 0.6%
California share of Meher's total US births 19.0%
Even split

153 of 805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meher?
805 babies have been named Meher since 1993. It currently ranks #3848 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 64 births.
When was Meher most popular?
Meher was most popular in the 2010s decade with 336 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Meher most popular?
The top states for the name Meher are California (153 births), New York (38 births), Texas (35 births).
How long has the name Meher been used?
Meher has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meher?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mehar, Mehgan, Mehreen, Mehlani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.