Boys' name · since 1973
Mehul
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 297 babies named Mehul, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,651 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 297
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mehul sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 297 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mehul has been recorded 297 times among boys since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2018.
- #10,651 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 297 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mehul ranks #10,651 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 297 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,651 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 297
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mehul's 297 recorded births place it above 76.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mehul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mehul's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mehul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2018
- Peak year (2003)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Mehul by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (91 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Mehul's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Mehul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 91 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Mehul's decade-level peak was the 2000s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Mehul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1973–2018 (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 Mehul 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.