Mehnaz
Mehnaz Begum was a Pakistani TV, radio, and film singer. She was well known as a film playback singer in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the recipient of several Nigar Awards.
Meaning & Origin of Mehnaz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mehnaz Begum was a Pakistani TV, radio, and film singer. She was well known as a film playback singer in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the recipient of several Nigar Awards.
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The Story of Mehnaz
Mehnaz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 8 Mehnazs were born — ranking #11,351 that year. As of 2026, Mehnaz ranks #13,455 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 41 Mehnazs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mehnaz
Mehnaz is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Mehnaz's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #11,351. Use the chart and map above to compare Mehnaz'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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