US rank #7700 Girls' name Peak 2009 394 births

Meili — #7700 US girls' name

394 babies named Meili in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s82000s1412010s1772020s61
#7700
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Meili was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

23 babies were named Meili in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meili

The Social Security Administration has registered 394 babies named Meili between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meili currently holds the #7700 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meili performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Meili shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Meili in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meili 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 394 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.

Meili at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

394

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2009

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,700

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meili popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
23
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
510152025 20242020201620122008200419991982 7

Meili by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
177 births that decade — 45% of Meili's all-time total
1980s71990s82000s1412010s1772020s61

Meili by state

Where Meili concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Meili
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 5.6%
#2 Texas
7 1.8%
#3 Florida
5 1.3%
California share of Meili's total US births 5.6%
Even split

22 of 394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meili?
394 babies have been named Meili since 1982. It currently ranks #7700 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 23 births.
When was Meili most popular?
Meili was most popular in the 2010s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Meili most popular?
The top states for the name Meili are California (22 births), Texas (7 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Meili been used?
Meili has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meili?
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.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.