Mehdi
Meaning
"the rightly guided one"
Origin: Arabic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #3,898
- Total SSA Count
- 28
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Medo
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"the rightly guided one"
Origin: Arabic
"drawn from the water"
Origin: Hebrew/Egyptian
Mehdi is more popular, ranked #3898 vs #4046 for Mousa.
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Mehdi is more popular, ranked #3898 compared to Mousa at #4046 in the United States.
Mehdi means "the rightly guided one" (Arabic origin). Mousa means "drawn from the water" (Hebrew/Egyptian origin).
Mehdi is primarily a boy name. Mousa is primarily a boy name.