Recorded 1973–2018 Boys' name Peak 2003 297 births

Mehul — boys' name

297 babies named Mehul in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s671980s721990s522000s912010s15
2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Mehul was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mehul in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mehul

The Social Security Administration has registered 297 babies named Mehul between 1973 and 2018, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mehul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mehul performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mehul shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mehul 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 297 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.

Mehul at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

297

Since 1973

46 years of records

Peak year

2003

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1973

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2018

Mehul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1973

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2003)
16
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 20182007200219971988198119761973 8

Mehul by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
91 births that decade — 31% of Mehul's all-time total
1970s671980s721990s522000s912010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mehul?
297 babies have been named Mehul since 1973. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2003 with 16 births.
When was Mehul most popular?
Mehul was most popular in the 2000s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Mehul been used?
Mehul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 46 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Mehul?
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, 1973–2018 (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.