girl's name
Mei
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,512
Scotland
#501
1977 births
Mei is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 117 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 28,337 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1947.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Mei over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 18 |
| 1950s | 16 |
| 1960s | 37 |
| 1970s | 110 |
| 1980s | 136 |
| 1990s | 191 |
| 2000s | 385 |
| 2010s | 483 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 483 |
How popular is Mei?
In 2025, Mei was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mei is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Mei is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Meï | Meï is Mei written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #773. | 525 |
Names that peaked alongside Mei
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mei also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mei over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Mei in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Chinese
- Wei
Sibling names for Mei
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mei — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mei
How popular is the name Mei?
In 2025, Mei was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Mei a girl's or a boy's name?
Mei is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mei?
Mei has 1 syllable.
When was Mei most popular?
Mei peaked in 2025, when 117 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mei a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mei currently ranks #773 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.