Mehwish
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEH-wish
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
Mehwish is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “like the moon”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies).
What does Mehwish mean?
Persian: Persian Mahvash, used in Pakistan
“like the moon”
A Persian-derived name used in Pakistan, from mah, 'moon', and vash, 'like'.
Is Mehwish a girl's or a boy's name?
Mehwish is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mehwish in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 182% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Mehwish, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mehwish in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Mehwish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
Names like Mehwish
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gursanjh Mehrish Sehrish Krishvi Gurnaaz Pranshi Dhanvi Takshvi Sharvi Harvi Aavya Aarvi
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mehwish: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mehwish, updated 20 October 2026.