babyNamedMehdi
“rightly guided”
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 267th
- births in 2023–2025
- 635
- babies born in France
- 1 in 2,865
- −9.8% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 1991
Meaning and origin of Mehdi
Mehdi means “rightly guided” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Mehdi in France since 1986
- It peaked in 1991.
- Over recent years, Mehdi has been falling (−9.8% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mehdi every 13 schools, all spellings combined.
Mehdi in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,470th boys’ name53 babies in 3 years1 boy in 15,591
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,735th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 24,278
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
77 babies in 3 years1 boy in 66,773+6.3% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Meddy15
- Medhi15
- Mehdy15
- Medhy5
- Medy5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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