Fun Facts About the Name Mehwish
- 78 babies named Mehwish: U.S. records list 78 babies given the name Mehwish from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mehwish Mean?
Mehwish is a Persian-origin name meaning "moon-like" or "resembling the moon." It is built from two Persian elements: mah (ماه), "moon," and vash (وش), a suffix meaning "like" or "resembling." In Persian the name is usually written Mahvash (مهوش). The spelling Mehwish reflects Urdu usage, where the Persian v is commonly rendered as w. The meaning is a literal compound, not a later symbolic reading: the second element is a resemblance suffix, not the English word "wish."
Mehwish Name History & Origins
Mehwish belongs to a group of Persian compound names formed with mah, "moon," such as Mahrukh ("moon-face"), Mahnaz, and Mahin. The suffix -vash, "like, resembling," also appears in other Persian names, including Parivash ("fairy-like"). In classical Persian poetry the moon was a standard image for a beautiful face, and names of this type fit that convention.
The name passed into Urdu and other South Asian Muslim naming traditions through Persian literary and cultural influence. In Urdu it is written مہوش and pronounced with a w sound where Persian has v, which is why English spellings vary between Mehwish and Mehvish. It is not an Arabic name, and its second element is unrelated to the English word "wish."
How Popular is the Name Mehwish?
Mehwish has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #10,436 in 1989.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,342 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #14,617 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #11,822 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #13,113 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #17,171 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #18,320 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #15,117 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #17,202 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #11,341 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #12,783 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #10,436 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #13,115 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #11,804 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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