Girls' name · since 1986
Meilin
Meilin has 350 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,198 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 350
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
350 babies have been named Meilin since 1986, making it today's #6198 girls' name.
Meilin has 350 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6198 as of the latest data, more common than 64% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #14,632 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,198 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 350 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meilin ranks #14,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,198 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 350 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,198 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 350
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meilin's 350 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Meilin compares
350 48th percentile among 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
Meilin's all-time total is 7% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meilin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 350 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meilin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meilin's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meilin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Meilin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (120 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Meilin's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Meilin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (34% of all-time use).
Meilin by state
Where Meilin concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
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- Meilin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Meilins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Meilin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Meilin 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.