Mehdi Boy

How popular is Mehdi?

#3,948 boy name in 2025

27 baby boys were named Mehdi in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.

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1,004living people named Mehdi (est.)
19median age of people named Mehdi
1,024babies named Mehdi since 1880
1 in 122,790US babies born in 2025

Mehdi popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#3,948 for boys (▼ 54 from 2024)
Babies in 202527 boys
10-year trendSteady (+8% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,078 in 2015, #4,137 in 2020
Peak year2012 (37 boys)
Highest rank#2,464 in 1979
First recorded1976
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Mehdi is most popular

Babies named Mehdi per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  2. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 boys)
  3. New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)

Mehdi by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1970s37#2,464
1980s111#3,105
1990s168#2,718
2000s285#2,776
2010s273#3,058
2020s150#3,276

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Questions

Is Mehdi a boy or girl name?
Mehdi is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mehdi were boys.
How popular is the name Mehdi?
27 baby boys were named Mehdi in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
When was Mehdi most popular?
Mehdi peaked in 2012, when 37 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,464 in 1979.
How many people are named Mehdi?
1,024 babies have been named Mehdi in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,004 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
Where is Mehdi most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Mehdi was most common in Michigan, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.