Meili
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAY-lee
- Origin
- Chinese
- US rank, 2025
- #10,104 for girls
Meili is a girls' name of Chinese origin, meaning “beautiful”. In 2025 it ranked 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Meili mean?
Chinese: Mandarin, usually written 美丽
“beautiful”
From Mandarin meili, 'beautiful', usually written 美丽, though other characters are possible.
Is Meili a girl's or a boy's name?
Meili is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Meili in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,104th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Meili, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 2009, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Meili in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meili in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5,794 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5,889 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
Names like Meili
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Malani, Milani, Kailani, Kaylani, Alani, Kalani, Nalani, Kehlani, Noa, Naylani, Kairi, Elani
Names related to Meili
More Chinese names
Lian, Jia, Mei, Tai, Tian, Jun, Mulan, Yi, Tao, San, Jian, Han, Mian, Bao, Xia, Lin
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Meili: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meili, updated 20 October 2026.