The baby name Meher is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɛhər/ (MEH-her) or /ˈmeɪhər/ (MAY-her).
Meher is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Meher is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɛhər/ (MEH-her) or /ˈmeɪhər/ (MAY-her).
Meher is Persian in Origin.
Meher is a unisex name of Persian origin, from mehr/mihr, ultimately linked to Avestan Mithra, the divinity of covenants and fellowship. In Persian it denotes love, affection, and benevolence, and by poetic extension the sun. Through Persian influence it entered Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi as Meher/Mehar with the sense of grace, kindness, and divine mercy, making it popular across Parsi, Sikh, Hindu, and Muslim communities in South Asia. The root appears in the Persian month Mehr and the festival Mehregan, and in compound names such as Mehrdad, Mehran, and Mehrzad. Modern visibility includes the spiritual teacher Meher Baba.
Common variants include Mehr and Mehar; related forms and elaborations are Mehri, Mehreen, and the Sanskrit cognate Mihir (“sun”). It is often mistaken for Arabic Maher/Mahir (“skilled”) or the legal term mahr/mehr (bridal gift), which are etymologically separate.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| AF | 0 | #74 | 3 | 1,883 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #87 | 8 | 2,402 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 1,400 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| TN | 0 | #165 | 3,163 | 13,765 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2017 | #173 | 2 | 1,647 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| BD | 0 | #191 | 37 | 5,992 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #199 | 205 | 8,413 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #250 | 36 | 2,795 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #265 | 9 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #271 | 4 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #335 | 9 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| France | Boys | 1997 | #364 | 3 | 2,021 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #381 | 16 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #502 | 52 | 20,968 |
| LY | 0 | #512 | 24 | 12,703 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #521 | 56 | 10,045 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #531 | 23 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #585 | 47 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #681 | 27 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #737 | 33 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #814 | 68 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #875 | 61 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #878 | 39 | 8,487 |
| United States | Boys | 2020 | #892 | 7 | 7,187 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #943 | 59 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #999 | 94 | 22,615 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,159 | 18 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,191 | 21 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,262 | 355 | 28,008 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,386 | 86 | 10,046 |
Meher is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:
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