Meiling — #12332 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Meiling

The Social Security Administration has registered 365 babies named Meiling between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meiling currently holds the #12332 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meiling performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Meiling shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meiling in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meiling 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 365 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.