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Mehdi

Boy

Meaning of Mehdi: Arabic: 'guided one'

Mehdi is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3873rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1199th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3873

27 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1199

23 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,024

First recorded 1976 · peak 2012

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 14 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 16 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 31 babies2000: 26 babies20002001: 26 babies2002: 28 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 27 babies2005: 24 babies2006: 25 babies2007: 32 babies2008: 29 babies2009: 33 babies2010: 31 babies20102011: 32 babies2012: 37 babies2013: 30 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 25 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 26 babies2018: 16 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 13 babies2022: 36 babies2023: 22 babies2024: 28 babies2025: 27 babies
US babies named Mehdi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 37.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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