Recorded 1981–2001 Girls' name Peak 1981 39 births

Mey — girls' name

39 babies named Mey in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s52000s5

The verdict

39 girls have been named Mey since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

39
total births
1981–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Mey was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mey in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mey

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Mey between 1981 and 2001, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. 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 Mey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mey 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 39 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.

Mey at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

39

Since 1981

21 years of records

Peak year

1981

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1981

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2001

Mey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1981

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1981)
10
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 200119901986198419821981 10

Mey by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
29 births that decade — 74% of Mey's all-time total
1980s291990s52000s5

Mey by state

Where Mey concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 12.8%
California share of Mey's total US births 12.8%

5 of 39 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mey?
39 babies have been named Mey since 1981. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1981 with 10 births.
When was Mey most popular?
Mey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Mey most popular?
The top states for the name Mey are California (5 births).
How long has the name Mey been used?
Mey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 21 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Mey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meya, Meylin, Meyah, Meyer, 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, 1981–2001 (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.