Mehreen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- meh-REEN
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,085 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,974 for girls
Mehreen is a girls' name of Persian origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,085th for girls in the UK (33 babies) and 3,974th for girls in the US (36 babies).
What does Mehreen mean?
Persian: Urdu name linked to Persian mehr
Popular in Pakistani families; it is linked to the Persian mehr, kindness or sun.
Is Mehreen a girl's or a boy's name?
Mehreen is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 girls in the UK and 36 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mehreen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,085among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 8,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 70% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 33 girls in the UK were named Mehreen, making it the 1,085th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 51 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mehreen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 43 girls in the UK were given Mehreen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #810, up from #1,085 for this spelling alone.
- Mehreen 33
- Mehrin 10
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,028th in England and Wales.
Mehreen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #1,085 |
| 2024 | 40 | #947 |
| 2023 | 34 | #1,075 |
| 2022 | 26 | #1,325 |
| 2021 | 28 | #1,264 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,420 |
| 2017 | 35 | #1,079 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,324 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2014 | 37 | #1,037 |
| 2013 | 44 | #915 |
| 2012 | 51 | #822 |
| 2011 | 50 | #798 |
| 2010 | 39 | #949 |
| 2009 | 40 | #912 |
| 2008 | 31 | #1,064 |
| 2007 | 31 | #1,026 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,319 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 23 | #1,087 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,399 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 21 | #1,073 |
| 1999 | 27 | #893 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,350 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 16 | #1,244 |
How popular is Mehreen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,974among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 45,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the US were named Mehreen, making it the 3,974th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,846th. It first appears in the records in 1987.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Mehreen of any year since it first appeared, in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Mehreen in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mehreen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,974 |
| 2024 | 32 | #4,386 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4,562 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5,025 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6,170 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5,846 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5,445 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5,484 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
Names like Mehreen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya Safa Ayat Maya Ayah Zainab Anaya Prisha Mahnoor Arya Mehar Saanvi
Other spellings of Mehreen
Names related to Mehreen
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Dario Arian Arman Armaan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mehreen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mehreen, updated 20 October 2026.