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The baby name Mehdi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEH-dee (IPA: /ˈmɛdi/).

Mehdi is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: MEH-dee (IPA: /ˈmɛdi/)

What is the meaning of the name Mehdi ?

The baby name Mehdi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEH-dee (IPA: /ˈmɛdi/).

Mehdi is Arabic in Origin.

Mehdi is the Persian-influenced form of Arabic al‑Mahdī (المهدي), from the triliteral root h‑d‑y “to guide,” meaning “the guided one” or “rightly guided.” The name is deeply tied to Islamic thought: al‑Mahdī denotes the divinely guided figure of eschatology, and in Shi‘i tradition, the Twelfth Imam Muhammad al‑Mahdi. In Persian and many modern registers the definite article is dropped, yielding Mehdi/Mahdi; the spelling Mehdi is especially common in Iran and Francophone North Africa.

Used as a personal name since early Islam, it appears among rulers and scholars, notably the Abbasid caliph al‑Mahdi (r. 775–785). Today it is popular across the Maghreb, the Middle East, Turkey, the Caucasus, and South Asia, and among diasporas in Europe and the Americas. Variants and transliterations include Mahdi, al‑Mahdi/El‑Mahdi, Mehti, Mehdy, and Mehdī; related forms are the feminine Mahdiyya/Mahdia. Cognate or thematically linked names from the same root include Hadi (“guide”).

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Mehdi – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
IR Boys 0 #10 22,379 10,162
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
MA 0 #28 61,199 20,986
AZ 0 #33 11 706
DJ Boys 0 #35 2 657
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
AZ Boys 0 #43 138 1,400
GE 0 #44 1 997
IR 0 #46 439 4,221
LU 0 #62 5 2,830
DZ 0 #64 13,357 20,130
TN 0 #70 8,241 13,765
AF 0 #71 6 1,883
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AZ Girls 0 #73 3 1,051
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
QA 0 #89 12 7,011
AF Girls 0 #90 5 2,402
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
GE Boys 0 #96 14 2,055
OM 0 #97 20 6,215
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
KW 0 #114 8 5,216
IQ 0 #117 13 3,533
Norway Boys 2022 #120 4 434
CY Boys 0 #128 4 3,473
Switzerland Boys 2024 #132 6 1,769
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
MU 0 #135 3 3,613
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
AE 0 #140 38 10,220
Belgium Boys 2024 #147 42 401
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
HU Boys 0 #155 20 3,954
SI Boys 0 #155 55 3,402
France Boys 2021 #166 303 2,865
MT Boys 0 #172 8 4,064
Sweden Boys 2022 #176 7 1,509
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
DK 0 #192 12 5,198
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
LU Boys 0 #196 23 4,970
BD 0 #202 26 5,992
IR Girls 0 #203 472 8,334
AF Boys 0 #208 64 3,535
BG Boys 0 #215 6 3,850
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
AL Boys 0 #235 64 5,122
GR Boys 0 #237 31 6,912
DK Boys 0 #246 80 7,401
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
HR Boys 0 #257 3 3,997
IQ Boys 0 #270 604 13,071
SA 0 #273 23 10,560
JP Boys 0 #275 23 7,909
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
Canada Boys 2024 #284 23 2,588
KZ Boys 0 #289 8 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #292 13 6,530
CN Boys 0 #300 20 9,639
Austria Boys 0 #328 117 2,180
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
QA Girls 0 #340 4 15,378
MU Boys 0 #342 16 8,477
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
JO Boys 0 #367 11 7,057
NL 0 #369 23 2,481
YE 0 #369 13 8,639
PT Boys 0 #374 8 7,951
Finland Boys 0 #382 46 2,041
RU Boys 0 #395 111 12,621
LY 0 #396 142 12,703
Germany 0 #399 39 2,542
BD Girls 0 #402 5 8,413
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
BD Boys 0 #417 168 10,045
OM Girls 0 #421 4 15,987
Spain 0 #423 30 2,326
SD Boys 0 #429 17 10,523
LB 0 #446 223 13,263
Germany Boys 0 #458 634 5,697
QA Boys 0 #471 239 18,093
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
IQ Girls 0 #487 18 11,303
IT Boys 0 #487 1,927 10,046
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
Spain Boys 0 #512 512 5,610
TR 0 #512 1,942 19,440
BH 0 #516 38 17,937
KW Boys 0 #522 256 18,755
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
AE Girls 0 #540 14 20,968
NL Boys 0 #552 465 5,873
AE Boys 0 #555 666 22,615
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
KW Girls 0 #556 6 19,177
PS Boys 0 #556 6 10,655
Finland Boys 2026 #566 118 3,552
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
IL Boys 0 #620 6 10,983
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
OM Boys 0 #627 263 17,948
SY 0 #634 95 11,684
IT 0 #638 77 4,183
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
SG Boys 0 #682 16 17,960
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
SA Boys 0 #844 994 28,008
EG Boys 0 #851 36 15,035
United States Boys 2024 #865 28 7,044
SA Girls 0 #889 47 25,931
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
IN Boys 0 #937 65 16,750
Spain Girls 0 #971 13 5,561
NG Boys 0 #996 6 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,067 45 25,439
MY Girls 0 #1,071 2 24,821
ZA Boys 0 #1,167 12 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,420 27 9,415

Mehdi is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Belgium
Brussels, Belgium

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People also ask about Mehdi

Mehdi is predominantly a boy's name.
Mehdi is a 2 syllable name, pronounced MEH-dee (IPA: /ˈmɛdi/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mahdi, Mehdy, Mehdī, Mehdee and Mahdy.
Yes — Mehdi ranked #120 in Norway in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Mehdi ranks highest in Norway (#120 in 2022).
Mehdi's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #81 in 2011 to #166 in 2021 in France.