How Many People Are Named Mei?
An estimated 1,686 people in the United States have the first name Mei. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Mei peaked in popularity in 2024 with 101 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mei as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mei paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,686
About 1 in 203,294 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2024
101 births
Total Registered
1,741
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mei
Mei is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,741 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mei as a female name
Ranked #1,960 in 2024
101 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (101 births)
Mei: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mei span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 482 babies were registered. While Mei is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mei by Decade
How has Mei tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mei by State
Birth registrations for Mei span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Hawaii, Georgia. On average, about 58 Meis were registered per state.
Mei + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mei as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mei: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mei?
We estimate approximately 1,686 people named Mei are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 203,294 Americans share this first name.
Is Mei a common name?
Mei is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,741 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mei most popular?
Mei reached peak popularity in 2024, when 101 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mei is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mei a female name?
Mei is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mei Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mei Smith, Mei Johnson, Mei Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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