Mehan
Mehan is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Firuzkuh County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 541, in 127 families.
Meaning & Origin of Mehan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mehan is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Firuzkuh County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 541, in 127 families.
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The Story of Mehan
As a girl name
Mehan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 6 Mehans were born — ranking #9,545 that year. As of 2026, Mehan ranks #9,825 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 22 Mehans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mehan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2015, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 5 Mehans were born — ranking #12,084 that year. As of 2026, Mehan ranks #12,230 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Mehans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Mehan
Mehan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Mehan's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #9,545. Use the chart and map above to compare Mehan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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