Girls' name · since 1993
Meher
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 869 babies named Meher, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,711 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 869
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meher currently ranks #2711 among girls' names in America, with 869 babies recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meher has been recorded 869 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #2711 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #8,271 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,711 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 869 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meher ranks #8,271 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,711 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 869 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,711 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 869
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meher's 869 recorded births place it above 88.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Meher compares
869 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Meher's all-time total is 131% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meher | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 869 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meher splits its recorded history at 2011: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meher popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Meher popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2009 (Meher as boys' name)
Meher by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (336 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Meher's strongest decade.
336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Meher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
177 births
- 2010s
2010s
336 births
- 2020s
2020s
319 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 336 births (39% of all-time use).
How Meher 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 Meher's total volume
Meher by state
Where Meher concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 170 | 19.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 46 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 44 | 5.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 38 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Washington | | 20 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
170 of 869 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Meher's data
- Meher's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (336 total births) through the 2020s (319) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mehers (170 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 Meher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Meher 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.