How Many People Are Named Meiling?
An estimated 352 people in the United States have the first name Meiling. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Meiling peaked in popularity in 2005 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meiling 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 Meiling paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
352
About 1 in 973,734 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2005
17 births
Total Registered
365
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meiling
Meiling is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 365 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meiling as a female name
Ranked #12,962 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (17 births)
Meiling: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meiling span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 113 babies were registered. Meiling has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meiling by Decade
How has Meiling 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.
Meiling by State
Meiling + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meiling as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Meiling: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meiling?
We estimate approximately 352 people named Meiling 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 973,734 Americans share this first name.
Is Meiling a common name?
Meiling is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 365 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meiling most popular?
Meiling reached peak popularity in 2005, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meiling is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meiling a female name?
Meiling is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meiling Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meiling Smith, Meiling Johnson, Meiling 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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