Is Meher a boy or girl name?

Meher is a girl’s name. Of the 881 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.6% were girls and 1.4% were boys.

Meher

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Meher was most popular in 2021, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,709 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,741, with 64 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 881 people named Meher.

Meher over time

Births per year. The dot marks Meher’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Meher a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Meher is a girl’s name — 98.6% of the 881 Americans given it were girls and 1.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 99% girls and 1% 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 Meher

Where Meher is most concentrated

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

California 5.1×

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