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Mehdi

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Mehdi: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #874 to #2440.200020052010201520202025#874#2440
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1168
1997#874
1998#958
1999#1505
2000#1002
2001#1467
2002#1253
2003#1011
2004#999
2005#1456
2006#1224
2007#1440
2008#1294
2009#1008
2010#1109
2011#1087
2012#1086
2013#1294
2014#1178
2015#1327
2016#1271
2017#1398
2018#1324
2019#1655
2020#1492
2021#1688
2022#1179
2023#1272
2024#1199
2025#2440

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 44 of the 64 years from 1959 to 2022.

In 2022: #485 among boys in Norway, #1179 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1959–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1959

    First recorded at #395 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1959–2022

    Highest recorded position: #368 among boys in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1959–2022).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1959 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #368 in Norway in 1980.

Mehdi's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#24409HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#119923HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#127221HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#117923HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#168814HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#149216HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#165514HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#132419HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#139818HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#127121HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#132719HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#117822HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#129419HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#108625HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#108724HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#110924HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#100826HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#129418HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#144015HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#122417HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#145613HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#99920HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#101118HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#125312HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#14679HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#100215HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#15058HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#95815HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#87417HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#116811HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4854HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#5104HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#5104HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#5314HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5075HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5105HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5644HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5524HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5165HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4108HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#4905HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#3719HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4028HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5674HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5804HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4188HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4208HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#5046HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4926HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4308HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4697HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#4548HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5366HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4339HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5526HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#6324HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5396HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5556HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5975HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5017HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#38111HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#36812HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5845HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#6264HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#6204HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#6194HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5974HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5435HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4527HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4686HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#5304HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4297HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4435HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3956HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Mehdi is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Mehdi, between 1959 and 2025, in 57 of those 67 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: highest position in 1980England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 199719592025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1959–202244#368 in 1980
England and Wales1996–202530#874 in 1997

Its high point came 17 years earlier in Norway (1980) than in England and Wales (1997).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1971; it appears again in 1975.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Mehdi

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1959–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1959 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #368 in Norway in 1980. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.