Mehdi is a distinctive choice, ranked #1199 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Mehdi in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1199
About the Name Mehdi
Mehdi is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 293 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #874 in 1997 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mehdi is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mehdi
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Mehdi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mehdi in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mehdi is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 293 places over the last five years to #1199 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Mehdi is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mehdi include: Mehdi Abid Charef — Mehdi Abid Charef is an Algerian association football referee.; Mehdi Nasiri (journalist) — Mehdi Nasiri is an Iranian journalist and writer, currently serving as the editor-in-chief of the publication Samât (سمات).; Mehdi Dehbi — Mehdi Dehbi is a Belgian actor and theatre director, known for his roles in La Folle Histoire d'amour de Simon Eskenazy, L'Infiltré, Le Fils de l'Autre, Mary....
Mehdi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mehdis in the wild.
23
UK babies named Mehdi (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 293 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mehdi
Likely around 1 other Mehdi in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mehdi
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mehdi Nasiri is an Iranian journalist and writer, currently serving as the editor-in-chief of the publication Samât (سمات). His career includes previous roles as the editor-in-chief and managing director of the weekly Sobh (صبح) and the daily newspaper Kayhan.
Mehdi Dehbi is a Belgian actor and theatre director, known for his roles in La Folle Histoire d'amour de Simon Eskenazy, L'Infiltré, Le Fils de l'Autre, Mary Queen of Scots, and A Most Wanted Man. In 2020, he played the title role in the Netflix series Messiah.
Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir who is currently serving as the member of parliament representing the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency. Ruhullah Mehdi also serves as Member of the Committee on Personnel, Public, Grievances, Law and Justice.
Mehdi Karroubi is an Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician leading the National Trust Party. Following 2009–2010 Iranian election protests, Karroubi was put under house arrest in February 2011.
Mehdi bey Hacibabayev was a social and political figure, one of the active participants of Azerbaijan's independence struggle. He was a member of the Hajibababeyov family, along with the famous Azerbaijani architect Gasim bey Hajibababeyov and People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR Huseynagha Hajibababeyov.