Mei
Girl · MAY · Chinese
Mei is a girls' name of Chinese origin, meaning “beautiful; plum blossom”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 1,733rd for girls in the US (117 babies).
What does Mei mean?
Chinese
“beautiful; plum blossom”
Chinese name whose meaning depends on the character used, most often beautiful or plum blossom.
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Is Mei a girl's or a boy's name?
Mei is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK and 117 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mei in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Mei, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 26 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mei in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 212 girls in the UK were given Mei or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #249, up from #2,206 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Mei in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,981 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,793 |
| 2018 | 15 | #2,000 |
| 2017 | 14 | #2,099 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 12 | #2,319 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,299 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Mei in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,733among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 117about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 117 girls in the US were named Mei, making it the 1,733rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,597th. It first appears in the records in 1947.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Mei of any year since it first appeared, in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Mei in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 903 girls in the US were given Mei or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #364, up from #1,733 for this spelling alone.
Mei in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 117 | #1,733 |
| 2024 | 101 | #1,955 |
| 2023 | 79 | #2,314 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,995 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,608 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,597 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,752 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,646 |
| 2017 | 52 | #3,091 |
| 2016 | 55 | #3,010 |
| 2015 | 44 | #3,533 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3,270 |
| 2013 | 46 | #3,402 |
| 2012 | 39 | #3,914 |
| 2011 | 39 | #3,842 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2009 | 46 | #3,511 |
| 2008 | 32 | #4,646 |
| 2007 | 48 | #3,428 |
| 2006 | 47 | #3,413 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 45 | #3,228 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 41 | #3,266 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,475 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 19 | #3,777 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
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