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Mei

Girl's name · #1744 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Mei is climbing: on the charts since 1947, it reached #1744 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 120 girls given the name last year. Roughly 1,900 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Mei ranks in other countries and regions.

#801 in France (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #2,124 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,233 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,335 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,293 in Canada (2024).

Famous Meis

• Mei Finegold — Israeli singer
• Mei Nagano — Japanese actress (born 1999)
• Mei Yamazaki — Japanese singer, dancer and model
• Mei Li Vos — Dutch politician, trade unionist and editorialist
• Mei Kurokawa — Japanese actress

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 7,900 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Lev Mei — Russian writer (1822–1862)
• Stefano Mei — Italian athletics competitor
• Girolamo Mei — Italian historian

In stories & tradition

• Mei — Overwatch (video game)
• Mei Chaofeng — The Legend of the Condor Heroes (book)
• Mei Mei^id — Upin & Ipin animation characters

What Meis become

Among 238 notable people named Mei:

Entertainers appear 2.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mei Finegold, Israeli singer.

Similar names: Kaori · Milah · Emmi · Nami · Yumi · Rumi

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