Unisex name · since 2006
Mehtab
Mehtab has 316 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,078 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mehtab currently ranks #3078 among unisex names in America, with 316 babies recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Mehtab recorded 316 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #3078 nationally today, ahead of 78% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #10,295 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,078 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 316 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mehtab ranks #10,295 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,078 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 316 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,078 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mehtab's 316 recorded births place it above 77.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mehtab compares
316 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mehtab's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mehtab | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mehtab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mehtab's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mehtab popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Mehtab popularity over time - girls
26 total births recorded since 2018 (Mehtab as girls' name)
Mehtab by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (152 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Mehtab's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Mehtab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
152 births
- 2020s
2020s
151 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 152 births (48% of all-time use).
Mehtab by state
Where Mehtab concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 149 | 47.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 6 | 1.9% |
149 of 316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mehtab's data
- Mehtab's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (152 total births) through the 2020s (151) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mehtabs (149 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Mehtab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Mehtab 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.