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Mei
Pronounced /meɪ/
Rank in 2024
#1,952
Born in 2024
101
Peak year
2024 · #1952
Origin
Mandarin
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 101 girls were named Mei, about 1 in every 15,972.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It first shows up in the records in 1947.
- 1,741 girls have been named Mei since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Mei per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 59 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 140 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 248 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 557 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 737 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Mandarin 美 (měi, “beautiful”), a common Chinese given name among women. ==== Proper noun ==== Mei A female given name from Mandarin.
- A female given name from Mandarin.
- Origin
- Mandarin
- Say it
- /meɪ/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Mei, CC BY-SA 4.0.