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
Mehr's 310 recorded births place it above 78.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2019)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Currently ranks #6469 among girls.
310 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2019 with 24 births in a single year.
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
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 129 births (42% of all-time use).
Mehr decade highlights
- Peak decade 129 births
- Runner-up 107 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Mehr by state
Where Mehr concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 9.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.9% |
29 of 310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.4% of nationwide
- New Jersey 1.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~25 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, 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.
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