US rank #3669 Unisex name Peak 2023 276 births

Mehtab — #3669 US boys' name

276 babies named Mehtab in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s132010s1522020s111
#3669
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Mehtab was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

31 babies were named Mehtab in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mehtab

The Social Security Administration has registered 276 babies named Mehtab between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mehtab currently holds the #3669 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 31 babies received it in a single year. Mehtab is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 26 additional births since 2018.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mehtab performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mehtab shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 127 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Mehtab in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mehtab 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 276 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.

Mehtab at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

276

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2023

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,669

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mehtab popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
31
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
010203040 2024202120182015201220092006 5

Mehtab popularity over time — girls

26 total births recorded since 2018 (Mehtab as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
45678910 2024202320222018 6

Mehtab by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
152 births that decade — 55% of Mehtab's all-time total
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Mehtab by state

Where Mehtab concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mehtab
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
127 46.0%
#2 New York
10 3.6%
California share of Mehtab's total US births 46.0%
Even split

127 of 276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mehtab?
276 babies have been named Mehtab since 2006. It currently ranks #3669 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 31 births.
When was Mehtab most popular?
Mehtab was most popular in the 2010s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Mehtab most popular?
The top states for the name Mehtab are California (127 births), New York (10 births).
Is Mehtab a unisex name?
Yes, Mehtab is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 276 births, and as a girl's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Mehtab been used?
Mehtab has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mehtab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mehki, Mehdi, Mehmet, Mehran, 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, 2006–2024 (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.