girl's name
Meily
MAY-lee (English)
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 787
Meily is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 19 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2002.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Meily Over Time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 95 |
| 2010s | 255 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 230 |
How Popular Is Meily?
In 2025, Meily was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Meily 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 Meily Is Spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Meïly | Meïly is Meily written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,325 in France, against #7,510 for Meily. | 345 |
| Meï-Ly | Meï-Ly is Meily written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 35 |
| Mei-Ly | Mei-Ly is Meily written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 25 |
Names That Peaked Alongside Meily
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Meily Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Meily over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Meily
- English MAY-lee
- French may-LEE
Sibling Names for Meily
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Meily — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Meily
How popular is the name Meily?
In 2025, Meily was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Meily a girl's or a boy's name?
Meily is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Meily?
Meily has 2 syllables.
When was Meily most popular?
Meily peaked in 2024, when 19 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Meily a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Meily currently ranks #1,325 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.