Mehul
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAY-hool
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Mehul is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “rain”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mehul mean?
Sanskrit: Indian name, from the Sanskrit sense of megha 'cloud'
“rain”
An Indian name meaning 'rain', used especially among Gujarati families.
Is Mehul a girl's or a boy's name?
Mehul is a boys' name.
How popular is Mehul in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mehul in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Mehul in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Mehul in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Mehul in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mehul in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
Names like Mehul
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Ahmed Hamza Mustafa Mahmoud Musa Hassan Raheem Fahad Abdullah Mahad Faisal
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
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, “Mehul: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mehul, updated 20 October 2026.