Mei
Mei is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 101 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1010.01% of girls
- Peak year
- 2024101 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1947
- 1,741people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,741 girls have been named Mei in the United States since 1947, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 101 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2009, and the 2010s alone account for 28%.
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Mei was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Mei
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Raizelpeak 2024
- Divinapeak 2023
- Halimapeak 2024
- Niomipeak 2020
- Rivkapeak 2024
- Malkapeak 2024
- Leyapeak 2024
- Yehudispeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.