Mehdi name meaning
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What does Mehdi mean?
Prevalent unisex name Mehdi is especially used in Iranian, Arabic, Indian, Danish, Hindi, Finnish, Persian, Bengali, Swedish, Norwegian and Telugu which of Arabic origin, meaning of Mehdi is "A Flower, Guided, Thunder or The Right Guide".
Mehdi is a form of prevailing Mahdi. Mahdi is variant form of lofty Mehdi. Mahdi is form of The Arabic Name مهدي Meaning Guided One in Latin language. Meaning of Mahdi is Another Name for Prophet Muhammad, The Guided One and Guided is originated from Arabic and Quran.
How do I pronounce Mehdi?
The two syllabled name Mehdi is commonly pronounced as MEH-dee with emphasis on first MEH syllable.
Variants of Mehdi
How popular is the name Mehdi?
Mehdi was among the popular names in France. Since emerging in 1955 around 44744 babies have been given the first name. When at its peak in 1991, it ranked 60th when 1543 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.
However after 62 years, the name is on free fall on the charts but still going strong on charts. Additionally, the name has been in the top 100 baby names 35 times Mehdi was a common name in Belgium.
Over 2689 babies have been named Mehdi since 1995. When at the peak of its usage in 2000,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 24 years.
Mehdi is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1976 and was able to reach the top 3000 names.
In 1979, it ranked 2466th when 37 boys were named Mehdi. There are over 852 babies that have been given the name Mehdi in United States. Also, in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 900 names.
In 1997, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 874 on boy names chart when 26 babies were named Mehdi. Over 405 people have been named Mehdi in England and Wales.
Mehdi is an uncommon baby name in Switzerland, even after 21 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 400. Over 296 babies in Switzerland have been named Mehdi.
However things change on global perspective, Mehdi is extremely popular in Morocco where every 1 in 300 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Tunisia, Algeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Syria, Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia.
At least, 300000 people globally have been given the name as per our findings.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4586 | 22 |
| 2022 | 3258 | 36 |
| 2021 | 6301 | 13 |
| 2020 | 4123 | 24 |
| 2019 | 4942 | 19 |
| 2018 | 5529 | 16 |
| 2017 | 3988 | 26 |
| 2016 | 3873 | 27 |
| 2015 | 4078 | 25 |
| 2014 | 3530 | 30 |
Facts
Mehdi in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 310 | 101 | 8 | 5 |
 | 244 | 26 | 10 | 0 |
Numerological aspects of Mehdi
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If you like Mehdi, you would love these names
- Rasmi - The unisex name Rasmi means "Official or Formal" is used predominantly in Sanskrit and Malayalam
- Sahara - Notably used in Hindi, Malayalam and Oriya uncustomary, Sahara means "The Moon or Early Morning" is used as a gender insensitive name
- Fida - Fida's meaning is Redemption or Who Sacrifices Himself for Others is of Arabic origin, used mostly in Sindhi, Arabic and Gujarati is given to both sexes
- Mayther has its origin in English is a baby boy name, Mayther means "Sea". Mayther is derivative of Mar.
- Minhajuddin - Minhajuddin's meaning is Religion of Path, Way or Style is used principally in Arabic and Arabic is given to both genders
Famous people named Mehdi
- Mehdi Karroubi, Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician leading the National Trust Party
- Mehdi Bazargan, Iranian scholar, academic
- Mehdi Dibaj, Iranian Christian convert from Shia Islam
- Mehdi Al-Khalissi, prominent religious leader
- Mehdi Bajestani, Iranian actor member of the Naqshineh Theatre group
- Mehdi Jami, Iranian journalist
- Mehdi Frashëri, Albanian intellectual and politician
- Mehdi Bardhi, Kosovar-Albanian linguists, author, and teacher
- Mehdi Zana, former Kurdish politician from Turkey
- Mehdi Chamran, Iranian architect and conservative politician
- Mehdi Mahdavikia, retired Iranian football player
- Mehdi Ghezali, Swedish citizen of Algerian and Finnish descent
- Mehdi Hassan, or the "Shahanshah-e-Ghazal"
- Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, prominent Iranian poet
- Mehdi Taouil, French-born Moroccan football player
- Mehdi Golshani, contemporary Iranian theoretical physicist
- Mehdi Hasan, British political journalist
- Mehdi Nafti, former footballer
- Mehdi Baala, French
- Mehdi Méniri, former Algerian football defender
- Mehdi Lacen, Algerian professional footballer
- Mehdi Ballouchy, retired Moroccan professional footballer
- Mehdi Ben Slimane, former Tunisian football forward
- Mehdi Meriah, retired Tunisian football player
- Mehdi Pashazadeh, former Iranian football defender
- Mehdi Hasheminasab, retired Iranian footballer
- Mehdi Rajabzadeh, Iranian retired footballer
- Mehdi Rahmati, Iranian footballer
- Mehdi Vaezi, former Iranian football player
- Mehdi Amirabadi, retired Iranian footballer
- Mehdi Ghorbani, professional boxer
- Mehdi Khalaji, Iranian-American writer
- Mehdi Huseynzade, Azerbaijani guerrilla and scout during World War II
- Mehdi El Glaoui, French actor, director and screenwriter
- Mehdi Azar Yazdi, Iranian children's writer
- Mehdi Sahnoune, French boxer at light heavyweight
- Mehdi Seyed-Salehi, former Iranian football player
- Mehdi Bakeri, Iranian war hero in the Iran–Iraq War
- Mehdi Ben Dhifallah, Tunisian footballer
- Mehdi Mohaghegh, Iranian scholar specializing in Persian literature
- Mehdi Hashemi, Iranian Shi'a cleric
- Mehdi Meskar in Dans la maison as Actor
- Mehdi Charef in Le thé au harem d'Archimède as Writer
- Mehdi Nebbou in Body of Lies as Actor
- Mehdi Merali in Nightcrawler as Stunts
- Mehdi Abassi in movie Ansuyeh Meh as Actor
- In 2003 drama, romance movie, Shabhaye roshan, Mehdi Ahmadi played Professor.
- In 1988, Mehdi Fakhimzadeh played the role of Namaki in drama film Mosaferan-e mahtab.
- Mehdi Lotfi, from 2000 drama flick Koudak va sarbaz, who played N.
- In 1986, Mehdi Asadi portrayed the role of Hamed in drama and family film Bahar.
- Mehdi Ghoudarzi, from 2002 comedy, drama film Farda, who played the Reza.
- Mehdi Dehbi, from 2012 drama film Le fils de l'autre, who played the Yacine Al Bezaaz.
- Mehdi Gholipoor, from 1996 war film Dakal, who characterized N.
- Mehdi Boccard played leading role of N In sci-fi flick Expansion.
- Mehdi Khayyami portrayed the crucial character of N in 1997 crime and drama movie Soltan.
- Mehdi Hachemi, from 2009 comedy, romance film Beurs appart', le film, who played the Journalist.
- In 1992, Mehdi Bagher Beigi played the role of Majid in flick Sobh-e rooz-e ba'd.
- Mehdi Mahani portrayed the leading role of Shahrokh in 2018 drama flick taghbaz.
Lists having Mehdi
- Boys names beginning with M
- Girls names beginning with M
- Arabic Baby Names
- Danish Baby Names
- Finnish Baby Names
- Indian Baby Names
- Hindi Baby Names
- Bengali Baby Names
- Telugu Baby Names
- Norwegian Baby Names
- Persian Baby Names
- Swedish Baby Names
- Popular Boy Names in France (2013)
- Popular Boy Names in Belgium (2012)
- Baby Names that mean Flower
- Baby Names that mean Guided
- Baby Names that mean Thunder
- Baby Names that mean One
- Baby Names that mean Right
- Baby Names that mean Guide
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/