Is Mei a boy or girl name?
Mei is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 101 girls and 0 boys were named Mei, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 1,741 US babies named Mei were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,960
- Babies named Mei since 1947
- 1,741
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 101 babies
Boys and girls named Mei, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 37 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 110 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 136 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 191 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 385 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 482 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 366 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,960 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,325 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,015 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,626 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,616 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,776 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,702 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,122 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,045 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,574 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,306 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,443 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,968 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,888 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,465 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,727 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,453 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,451 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,332 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,063 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,272 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,246 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,288 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,319 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,150 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,962 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,201 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,260 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,790 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,431 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,951 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,634 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,574 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,626 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,029 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,146 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,614 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,018 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,579 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,595 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,606 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,855 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,136 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,247 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,350 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,862 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,414 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,503 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,263 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,621 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,446 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,321 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,153 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,374 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,474 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,539 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,155 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,520 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,890 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,853 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,240 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,058 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,065 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,111 |
Highest rank
Mei has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,960 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mei
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.