Is Meng a boy or girl name?

Meng is a boy’s name. Of the 568 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.3% were girls and 97.7% were boys.

Meng

Recorded 1979–2013 · United States

Meng was most popular in 1993, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,699 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 568 people named Meng.

Meng over time

Births per year. The dot marks Meng’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Meng a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Meng is a boy’s name — 2.3% of the 568 Americans given it were girls and 97.7% were 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 Meng

Where Meng 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