Meher
Girl · MEH-her · Persian
Meher is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “kindness, compassion”. In 2025 it ranked 1,135th for girls in the UK (31 babies) and 2,691st for girls in the US (64 babies).
What does Meher mean?
Persian: from Persian mehr
“kindness, compassion”
From Persian mehr, kindness; borne by the Indian spiritual teacher Meher Baba.
- Say it
- MEH-her
Is Meher a girl's or a boy's name?
Meher is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 girls in the UK and 64 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Meher in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,135among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 9,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 31 girls in the UK were named Meher, making it the 1,135th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Meher of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Meher in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 77 girls in the UK were given Meher or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #534, up from #1,135 for this spelling alone.
- Mehar 46
- Meher 31
In 2016, 82% of the babies named Meher in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,079th in England and Wales.
Meher in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #1,135 |
| 2024 | 28 | #1,248 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,448 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,729 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,904 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,647 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,781 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,988 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,596 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
How popular is Meher in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,691among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 64about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 64 girls in the US were named Meher, making it the 2,691st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,141st. Its busiest year was 2021, with 64 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Meher in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 126 girls in the US were given Meher or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,439, up from #2,691 for this spelling alone.
- Meher 64
- Mehar 62
Meher in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | #2,691 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,822 |
| 2023 | 54 | #3,047 |
| 2022 | 48 | #3,312 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,674 |
| 2020 | 50 | #3,141 |
| 2019 | 46 | #3,387 |
| 2018 | 43 | #3,558 |
| 2017 | 32 | #4,383 |
| 2016 | 30 | #4,631 |
| 2015 | 36 | #4,068 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4,267 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4,643 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5,251 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,960 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4,570 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5,374 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
Names like Meher
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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