Recorded 2002–2018 Girls' name Peak 2002 28 births

Meilan — girls' name

28 babies named Meilan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s22

The verdict

28 girls have been named Meilan since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.

28
total births
2002–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
79%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Meilan was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

6 babies were named Meilan in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meilan

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Meilan between 2002 and 2018, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meilan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meilan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meilan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meilan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meilan 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 28 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.

Meilan at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

28

Since 2002

17 years of records

Peak year

2002

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2002

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2018

Meilan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2002

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2002)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 20182017201220102002 6

Meilan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
22 births that decade — 79% of Meilan's all-time total
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Meilan by state

Where Meilan concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meilan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 17.9%
California share of Meilan's total US births 17.9%

5 of 28 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meilan?
28 babies have been named Meilan since 2002. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2002 with 6 births.
When was Meilan most popular?
Meilan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Meilan most popular?
The top states for the name Meilan are California (5 births).
How long has the name Meilan been used?
Meilan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 17 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Meilan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meilani, Mei, Meira, Meisha, 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, 2002–2018 (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.