US rank #3912 Boys' name Peak 2024 302 births

Mehran — #3912 US boys' name

302 babies named Mehran in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s471990s412000s182010s822020s102
#3912
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Mehran was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

28 babies were named Mehran in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mehran

The Social Security Administration has registered 302 babies named Mehran between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mehran currently holds the #3912 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mehran performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mehran shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Mehran in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mehran 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 302 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.

Mehran at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

302

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2024

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,912

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mehran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
28
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0102030 202420202016201219991994198819821974 6

Mehran by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
102 births that decade — 34% of Mehran's all-time total
1970s121980s471990s412000s182010s822020s102

Mehran by state

Where Mehran concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mehran
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
14 4.6%
#2 New York
6 2.0%
#3 Texas
6 2.0%
California share of Mehran's total US births 4.6%
Even split

14 of 302 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mehran?
302 babies have been named Mehran since 1974. It currently ranks #3912 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 28 births.
When was Mehran most popular?
Mehran was most popular in the 2020s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Mehran most popular?
The top states for the name Mehran are California (14 births), New York (6 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Mehran been used?
Mehran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mehran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mehki, Mehdi, Mehmet, Mehul, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1974–2024 (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.