Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Bosnian usage, Mehan is a short form of MEHMED. In Bosnian usage, Mehan is a short form of MEHEMED.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mehan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32
- 10 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,011 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mehan’s family of names
In Bosnian usage, Mehan is a short form of MEHMED. In Bosnian usage, Mehan has a conventional equivalent in the German form Mohammed. In Bosnian usage, Mehan has a conventional equivalent in the German form Muhammad.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mehan has relatives in 5 languages.
11 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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