Girls' name · since 1981
Mey
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Mey, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 39
- total births
- 1981–2001
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
39 girls have been named Mey since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mey has 39 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2001.
- 39 total births
- 1981–2001 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 74% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mey's 39 recorded births place it above 47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mey splits its recorded history at 1986: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2001
- Peak year (1981)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Mey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Mey's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Mey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29 births (74% of all-time use).
Mey by state
Where Mey concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 12.8% |
5 of 39 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mey's data
- Mey's decade-level peak was the 1980s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Meys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mey: Baby Name Since 1981 - 39 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mey 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 July 2026.