Girls' name · since 2000

Mehr

Mehr has 310 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#15,629 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,469 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
310
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade

310 babies have been named Mehr since 2000, making it today's #6469 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mehr has been recorded 310 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #6469 nationally and more common than 63% 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 2000 to 2025.

  • #15,629 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,469 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 310 born since 2000
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mehr ranks #15,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,469 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 310 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.

#15,629 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,469 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
310
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%62.6%
Mehr vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Mehr's 310 recorded births place it above 78.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Mehr compares

310 46th percentile among 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

Mehr's all-time total is 18% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mehr Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 310 376 567,345
Peak-year births 24 21 19,840

Mehr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mehr splits its recorded history at 2013: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mehr popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
24
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
0510152025 20002004200820122016202020242025 18

Mehr by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (129 births, 42% of the file).

2010s was Mehr's strongest decade.

129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Mehr births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 129 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Mehr by state

Where Mehr concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mehr
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
29 9.4%
#2 New Jersey
6 1.9%
California share of Mehr's total US births 9.4%
Even split

29 of 310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mehr?
Since 2000, Social Security records show 310 babies named Mehr. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #15,629 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,469 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 24 births.
Where does Mehr sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mehr ranks #15,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,469 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mehr most popular?
Mehr was most popular in the 2010s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Mehr most popular?
The top states for the name Mehr are California (29 births), New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Mehr been used?
The SSA has tracked Mehr since 2000 -- 26 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mehr?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meher, Mehar, Mehreen, Mehgan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Mehr's data

  • Mehr's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 2020s (107) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Mehrs (29 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.

Keep exploring Mehr

Nearby Names Like Mehr

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mehr

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mehr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2000–2025 (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 Mehr 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.