How Many People Are Named Mehr?
An estimated 289 people in the United States have the first name Mehr. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Mehr peaked in popularity in 2019 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mehr as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mehr paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
289
About 1 in 1,186,001 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2019
24 births
Total Registered
292
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mehr
Mehr is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 292 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mehr as a female name
Ranked #6,818 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (24 births)
Mehr: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mehr span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 129 babies were registered. While Mehr is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mehr by Decade
How has Mehr tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mehr by State
Mehr + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mehr as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mehr
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Mehr: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mehr?
We estimate approximately 289 people named Mehr are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,186,001 Americans share this first name.
Is Mehr a common name?
Mehr is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 292 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mehr most popular?
Mehr reached peak popularity in 2019, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mehr is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mehr a female name?
Mehr is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mehr Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mehr Smith, Mehr Johnson, Mehr Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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