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Mehul
Pronounced MAY-hool /ˈmeɪ.huːl/Medium
Meaning: Mehul is an Indian boy's name, especially common in Gujarati, from a Sanskrit-rooted word meaning cloud or rain. In a warm climate the rain cloud is a welcome, life-giving image, lending the name a gentle, hopeful sense.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Mehul is a boy's name from India, widely used among Gujarati families, drawn from a Sanskrit-rooted word for cloud or rain. Rain clouds are cherished in Indian tradition as bringers of relief and abundance, so the name reads as gentle and auspicious. In the United States it appeared mainly within Indian-American families and reached its modest peak in the early two-thousands.
Mehul was never a common name in the United States. It appeared only in small numbers, given to fewer than twenty boys a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.
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What does the name Mehul mean?
It is a Gujarati and Sanskrit name meaning cloud or rain.
How do you pronounce Mehul?
It is said MAY-hool /ˈmeɪ.huːl/, two syllables.
Is Mehul a boy or girl name?
Mehul is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Mehul?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.