Girls' name · since 1925
Mee
Mee has 365 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 365
- total births
- 1925–1996
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Mee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 365 recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mee has been recorded 365 times among girls since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1996.
- 365 total births
- 1925–1996 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mee's 365 recorded births place it above 80% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mee's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1996
- Peak year (1983)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1996.
365 total births across 72 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1983 with 30 births in a single year.
Mee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Mee's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Mee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
207 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 207 births (57% of all-time use).
Mee decade highlights
- Peak decade 207 births
- Runner-up 91 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Mee by state
Where Mee concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 109 | 29.9% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 41 | 11.2% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 1.4% |
109 of 365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 29.9% of nationwide
- Minnesota 11.2% of nationwide
- Wisconsin 1.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 29.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- Mee's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (207 total births) through the 1990s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mees (109 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mee: Baby Name Since 1925 - 365 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.
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