Is Mehdi a boy or girl name?

Mehdi is a boy’s name. Of the 1,024 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Mehdi

Recorded 1976–2025 · United States

Mehdi was most popular in 2012, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,911 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,024 people named Mehdi.

Mehdi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mehdi’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mehdi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mehdi is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,024 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mehdi

Where Mehdi is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 5.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org