Recorded 1925–1996 Girls' name Peak 1983 365 births

Mee — girls' name

365 babies named Mee in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161940s51950s51960s171970s241980s2071990s91

The verdict

365 girls have been named Mee since 1925, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.

365
total births
1925–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Mee was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

30 babies were named Mee in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mee

The Social Security Administration has registered 365 babies named Mee between 1925 and 1996, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 207 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Mee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 109 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Mee in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 365 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mee at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

365

Since 1925

72 years of records

Peak year

1983

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1925

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1996

Mee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1925

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1983)
30
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
010203040 19961991198719831979196319281925 5

Mee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
207 births that decade — 57% of Mee's all-time total
1920s161940s51950s51960s171970s241980s2071990s91

Mee by state

Where Mee concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
109 29.9%
#2 Minnesota
41 11.2%
#3 Wisconsin
5 1.4%
California share of Mee's total US births 29.9%
Even split

109 of 365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mee?
365 babies have been named Mee since 1925. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1983 with 30 births.
When was Mee most popular?
Mee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 207 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Mee most popular?
The top states for the name Mee are California (109 births), Minnesota (41 births), Wisconsin (5 births).
How long has the name Mee been used?
Mee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 72 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Mee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meera, Meena, Meegan, Meela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1925–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.