How Many People Are Named Meilin?
An estimated 327 people in the United States have the first name Meilin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Meilin peaked in popularity in 2010 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meilin 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 Meilin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
327
About 1 in 1,048,178 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2010
22 births
Total Registered
331
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meilin
Meilin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 331 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meilin as a female name
Ranked #7,112 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (22 births)
Meilin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meilin span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 120 babies were registered. While Meilin is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Meilin by Decade
How has Meilin 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.
Meilin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meilin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Meilin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meilin?
We estimate approximately 327 people named Meilin 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 1,048,178 Americans share this first name.
Is Meilin a common name?
Meilin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 331 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meilin most popular?
Meilin reached peak popularity in 2010, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meilin is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meilin a female name?
Meilin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meilin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meilin Smith, Meilin Johnson, Meilin 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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