Is Mei a boy or girl name?

Mei is a girl’s name. Of the 1,859 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Mei

Recorded 1947–2025 · United States

Mei was most popular in 2025, when 117 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,180 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,180, with 117 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,859 people named Mei.

Mei over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mei’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mei a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mei is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,859 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mei

Where Mei is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org