Mehtaab
Boy · meh-TAAB · Persian
Mehtaab is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “moonlight”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Mehtaab mean?
Persian: spelling of Mehtab; from Persian mahtab
“moonlight”
From Persian mahtab, moonlight, and used in both Sikh and Muslim families.
- Say it
- meh-TAAB
Meaning borrowed from Mehtab.
Is Mehtaab a girl's or a boy's name?
Mehtaab is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 6 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Mehtaab in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Mehtaab, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 9 boys. 3 girls were also named Mehtaab in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Mehtaab in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 60 boys in the UK were given Mehtaab or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #611, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Mehtab 54
- Mehtaab 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Mehtaab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
How popular is Mehtaab in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Mehtaab, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Mehtaab in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were given Mehtaab or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,273, up from #8,906 for this spelling alone.
- Mehtab 40
- Mehtaab 8
Mehtaab in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
Names like Mehtaab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musa Mustafa Zayd Amir Musab Zayaan Umar Zayan Ayyub Abdullah Ibrahim
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