The baby name Mehrab is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Persian: /meɾˈɒːb/ (approx. 'mehr-RAHB'); English approximation: /ˈmɛrəb/ ('MEHR-ab').
Mehrab is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Mehrab is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Persian: /meɾˈɒːb/ (approx. 'mehr-RAHB'); English approximation: /ˈmɛrəb/ ('MEHR-ab').
Mehrab is Persian in Origin.
Mehrab is a Persian masculine given name, spelled مهراب, formed from mehr (“sun, love; Mithra”) and āb (“luster, splendor”), yielding senses such as “sun-bright,” “radiant with love,” or “endowed with noble splendor.” It is distinct from the Arabic religious term mihrāb (محراب), the mosque’s prayer niche, though South Asian spellings sometimes conflate the two.
Attested in classical literature, the name appears prominently in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh: Mehrab is the king of Kabul and father of Rudaba, thus the maternal grandfather of the hero Rostam. In modern usage it persists across the Persianate world - Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan - and also occurs among Kurdish and South Asian communities. Variants and transliterations include Mehrab, Mehraab (Urdu), Mehrob (Tajik), and Mihrab. Related Persian names built on mehr include Mehr, Mehran, Mehrdad, and Mihran.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | #42 | 2 | 706 | |
| AF | 0 | #72 | 5 | 1,883 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #123 | 9 | 1,400 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BD | 0 | #214 | 14 | 5,992 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #216 | 55 | 3,535 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #240 | 511 | 10,162 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #298 | 9 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #323 | 308 | 10,045 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #326 | 20 | 7,678 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #373 | 14 | 8,413 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #433 | 10 | 2,180 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #518 | 13 | 8,334 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| BH | 0 | #542 | 12 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #641 | 27 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #688 | 20 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #740 | 30 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #858 | 24 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #881 | 12 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #925 | 11 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #935 | 18 | 5,697 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #958 | 135 | 22,615 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #980 | 22 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| TR | 0 | #1,156 | 56 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,359 | 256 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,462 | 10 | 10,046 |
Mehrab is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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