Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Meher

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,714 Trend ↑ Rising 18%
Rank 2025
#2,714
among girls · ↑1,157 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
64
named Meher · +64% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,114
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
64 babies
All-time total
881
#8,270 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Meher popularity over time

881 babies have been named Meher since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 37 – 37 4 – #7,103
2000s 177 5 182 18 +392% #4,647
2010s 336 – 336 34 +85% #3,430
2020s (to 2025) 319 7 326 54 +62% #2,697

Where Meher is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 66 0.04 outside top 500
2027 67 0.04 outside top 500
2028 68 0.04 outside top 500
2029 69 0.04 outside top 500
2030 70 0.04 outside top 500

Where Meher is most popular

Girls named Meher per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.033 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, California, and Washington.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Meher born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 24 0.133 +301%
California 73 0.087 +162%
Washington 10 0.069 +109%
New York 27 0.068 +106%
Texas 23 0.029 -14%
Alaska – – –
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Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Meher

Meher is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,714 in 2025 with 64 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 881 American babies have been named Meher. Its peak came in 2021, when 64 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Meher stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Meher?

The median living Meher is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 900 people named Meher are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Meher year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 64 #2,714 – –
2024 39 #3,871 – –
2023 54 #3,072 – –
2022 48 #3,353 – –
2021 64 #2,697 – –
2020 50 #3,170 7 #10,230
2019 46 #3,430 – –
2018 43 #3,599 – –
2017 32 #4,452 – –
2016 30 #4,698 – –
2015 36 #4,119 – –
2014 34 #4,330 – –
2013 30 #4,719 – –
2012 26 #5,356 – –
2011 21 #6,270 – –
2010 38 #4,008 – –
2009 32 #4,647 5 #13,804
2008 24 #5,891 – –
2007 26 #5,477 – –
2006 26 #5,334 – –
2005 20 #6,172 – –
2004 16 #7,280 – –
2003 11 #9,483 – –
2002 11 #9,259 – –
2001 11 #9,153 – –
2000 – – – –
1995 5 #14,930 – –
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Famous people named Meher

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Meher Baba Meher Baba Indian spiritual master (1894–1969) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Meher, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Meher?

The median living Meher is about 8 years old. Half of all living Mehers are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Meher are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Meher are alive in the United States, based on 881 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Meher in 2025?

Meher ranked #2,714 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 64 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Meher?

881 babies have been named Meher in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Meher most popular?

Meher peaked in 2021, when 64 newborns received the name.

Is Meher a boy or girl name?

Meher is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Meher rising or falling?

Meher is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Meher become more popular?

Meher is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 70 girls named Meher in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Meher?

Well-known people named Meher include Meher Baba (religious figure).

Names like Meher

Names that sound and feel close to Meher: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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