How Many People Are Named Meng?
An estimated 550 people in the United States have the first name Meng. It is predominantly male (97.7%). The average bearer is 35 years old, and Meng peaked in popularity in 1993 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meng 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 Meng paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
550
About 1 in 623,190 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.7% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1993
41 births
Total Registered
568
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meng
Meng is predominantly male (97.7%), though 13 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Meng as a male name
Ranked #13,403 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 1993 (41 births)
Meng as a female name
Ranked #13,491 in 2007
8 female births in 2007
Peak: 2007 (8 births)
Meng: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meng span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 258 babies were registered. Meng has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meng by Decade
How has Meng 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.
Meng by State
Birth registrations for Meng span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin. The lowest are in New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota. On average, about 91 Mengs were registered per state.
Meng + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meng as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Meng
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Meng: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meng?
We estimate approximately 550 people named Meng 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 623,190 Americans share this first name.
Is Meng a common name?
Meng is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 568 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meng most popular?
Meng reached peak popularity in 1993, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meng is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meng a male name?
Meng is predominantly male. 97.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meng Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meng Smith, Meng Johnson, Meng 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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