Girls' name · since 1982
Meili
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 403 babies named Meili, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,336 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 403
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Meili is the #10336 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 403 recorded since 1982.
Meili has 403 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10336 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #13,452 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,336 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 403 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meili ranks #13,452 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,336 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 403 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,336 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 403
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meili's 403 recorded births place it above 81.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Meili compares
403 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meili's all-time total is 7% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meili | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 403 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meili's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meili's full recorded timeline at 2012, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meili popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Meili by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (177 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Meili's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Meili births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 177 births (44% of all-time use).
Meili by state
Where Meili concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
22 of 403 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Meili's data
- Meili's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (177 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meilis (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meili: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Meili 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 August 2026.