The baby name Mehr is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /meːɾ/ — commonly approximated in English as “mehr” (rhymes with “air”/“mare”).
Mehr is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Mehr is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /meːɾ/ — commonly approximated in English as “mehr” (rhymes with “air”/“mare”).
Mehr is Persian in Origin.
Mehr (Persian: مهر) stems from Middle Persian Mihr, ultimately from Avestan Mithra, the Indo-Iranian divinity of covenants, light, and the sun. In modern Persian, mehr means “affection, kindness,” and by extension “love,” while also poetically denoting the sun. The name therefore carries a dual sense of warmth - both emotional and solar.
Its cultural imprint is deep: Mehr names the seventh month of the Iranian calendar and the autumn festival Mehregan celebrating Mithra’s benevolence. As a given name it is unisex in Iran, Afghanistan, and the Persian-speaking diaspora, with frequent use for girls today. Related forms and cognates include Meher and Mehar (South Asia), Mihr (Armenian, Kurdish, and historical Persian), and the Sanskrit-derived Mihir (masculine “sun”). It appears widely in compounds such as Mehrdad, Mehran, Mehrnaz, Mehrnoosh, Mehraveh, and Mehrzad, all evoking love, friendship, or solar brilliance.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | Girls | 0 | #59 | 36 | 2,402 |
| AF | 0 | #65 | 12 | 1,883 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| IR | 0 | #217 | 13 | 4,221 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #269 | 6 | 3,535 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #270 | 16 | 2,795 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #354 | 9 | 8,539 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #376 | 159 | 8,334 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #399 | 161 | 10,162 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #539 | 15 | 20,968 |
| BH | 0 | #543 | 11 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #647 | 8 | 13,121 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #758 | 12 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #800 | 30 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #827 | 55 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #900 | 17 | 8,487 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #923 | 13 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,008 | 85 | 22,615 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,469 | 146 | 28,008 |
Mehr is popular in 40 countries — most recent births per country:
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