Mei Forename
150th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 3,165,717 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Hong Kong
Mei Forename User-submission:
The name Mei is a girls' name of Chinese origin, meaning 'beautiful'. it comes from the Chinese 美 (měi), meaning 'beautiful' or 梅 (méi), meaning 'plum'; as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Mei Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | - | 2,846,887 | 1:480 | 31 |
| Hong Kong | - | 104,681 | 1:74 | 14 |
| Indonesia | 80% | 56,852 | 1:4,537 | 525 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 51,009 | 1:597 | 38 |
| Singapore | 100% | 23,103 | 1:272 | 20 |
| United States | 100% | 22,866 | 1:15,855 | 1,423 |
| Egypt | 98% | 14,748 | 1:6,231 | 672 |
| Taiwan | 99% | 9,970 | 1:2,384 | 344 |
| Macau | - | 6,240 | 1:97 | 16 |
| Canada | 100% | 5,380 | 1:6,159 | 885 |
| Thailand | 98% | 4,847 | 1:14,456 | 2,165 |
| Myanmar | - | 4,725 | 1:10,994 | 348 |
| Sudan | - | 1,785 | 1:21,180 | 2,091 |
| England | 96% | 1,568 | 1:35,461 | 1,885 |
| Japan | 100% | 1,155 | 1:110,810 | 4,760 |
| Australia | - | 985 | 1:13,866 | 1,130 |
| Philippines | 96% | 701 | 1:151,226 | 7,377 |
| Tonga | - | 642 | 1:167 | 40 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 641 | 1:11,158 | 1,226 |
| South Africa | 52% | 605 | 1:90,137 | 7,592 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 420 | 1:24,836 | 2,150 |
| India | 96% | 365 | 1:3,328,433 | 146,291 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66% | 354 | 1:23,029 | 2,291 |
| Kuwait | - | 342 | 1:11,068 | 1,338 |
| Brazil | 98% | 341 | 1:628,259 | 19,087 |
| Spain | 100% | 326 | 1:142,730 | 3,467 |
| Netherlands | 69% | 320 | 1:52,819 | 3,535 |
| New Zealand | - | 302 | 1:15,020 | 1,329 |
| Vietnam | 85% | 294 | 1:315,045 | 1,617 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Argentina | 96% | 177 | 1:241,657 | 2,679 |
| Italy | 69% | 166 | 1:367,844 | 4,325 |
| Ecuador | - | 164 | 1:108,091 | 2,539 |
| Germany | 56% | 163 | 1:593,116 | 5,820 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 152 | 1:198,697 | 7,274 |
| France | 99% | 140 | 1:474,788 | 5,254 |
| Sweden | 94% | 138 | 1:71,434 | 3,390 |
| Tanzania | 89% | 136 | 1:388,149 | 12,246 |
| Mexico | 100% | 117 | 1:1,061,063 | 8,376 |
| Scotland | 85% | 101 | 1:52,974 | 1,626 |
| Suriname | - | 99 | 1:5,584 | 1,159 |
| Belgium | 85% | 79 | 1:145,444 | 4,184 |
| Qatar | 100% | 69 | 1:34,342 | 4,570 |
| Panama | 100% | 66 | 1:59,190 | 3,654 |
| Russia | 86% | 61 | 1:2,364,487 | 15,042 |
| Wales | 75% | 60 | 1:51,572 | 1,767 |
| Norway | 61% | 58 | 1:88,488 | 3,003 |
| Chile | 96% | 53 | 1:332,211 | 4,835 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 52 | 1:139,169 | 2,826 |
| Syria | - | 51 | 1:378,550 | 2,699 |
| Cambodia | 96% | 49 | 1:332,109 | 8,506 |
| Switzerland | 90% | 46 | 1:178,554 | 4,373 |
| Denmark | - | 44 | 1:128,398 | 3,389 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 43 | 1:110,883 | 3,392 |
| Iraq | 75% | 43 | 1:814,369 | 7,317 |
| Jordan | 100% | 42 | 1:210,161 | 2,717 |
| Belize | 100% | 39 | 1:9,085 | 1,431 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 39 | 1:63,045 | 2,315 |
| Finland | 96% | 38 | 1:144,294 | 2,873 |
| Peru | 97% | 35 | 1:908,327 | 12,675 |
| Ukraine | 90% | 35 | 1:1,299,997 | 3,940 |
| Hungary | 94% | 34 | 1:287,993 | 1,329 |
| Guam | - | 31 | 1:5,182 | 901 |
| Albania | 100% | 28 | 1:108,806 | 7,321 |
| Ireland | 86% | 24 | 1:193,480 | 3,761 |
| Lesotho | 94% | 22 | 1:92,727 | 8,141 |
| South Korea | - | 22 | 1:252,019 | 8,670 |
| Honduras | 100% | 21 | 1:419,879 | 6,925 |
| Kazakhstan | 83% | 19 | 1:934,044 | 10,348 |
| Austria | 80% | 18 | 1:473,011 | 4,571 |
| Aruba | - | 17 | 1:6,105 | 1,121 |
| Cameroon | 75% | 16 | 1:1,350,656 | 32,647 |
| Jamaica | - | 16 | 1:180,202 | 6,282 |
| Ivory Coast | 92% | 15 | 1:1,538,396 | 39,344 |
| Niger | 100% | 14 | 1:1,370,285 | 19,237 |
| Uganda | 86% | 10 | 1:4,095,692 | 39,987 |
| Nigeria | 50% | 9 | 1:19,729,373 | 174,791 |
| Czechia | 82% | 8 | 1:1,332,020 | 3,968 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 7 | 1:803,939 | 7,854 |
| Iran | - | 6 | 1:13,082,811 | 33,089 |
| Pakistan | 50% | 6 | 1:32,392,947 | 130,865 |
| Belarus | 100% | 5 | 1:1,896,477 | 8,406 |
| Greece | 100% | 5 | 1:2,186,910 | 11,382 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 5 | 1:710,060 | 4,535 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Brunei | - | 4 | 1:104,892 | 1,566 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Guatemala | - | 4 | 1:4,027,107 | 7,742 |
| Oman | 100% | 4 | 1:1,027,167 | 6,577 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Uruguay | - | 4 | 1:856,909 | 8,493 |
| Colombia | 100% | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Croatia | 67% | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Georgia | 75% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Mauritius | 100% | 3 | 1:432,595 | 7,262 |
| Palestine | 100% | 3 | 1:1,516,686 | 4,479 |
| Senegal | 67% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Algeria | 100% | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Cuba | - | 2 | 1:5,753,276 | 9,613 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Lithuania | - | 2 | 1:1,475,941 | 3,949 |
| Nepal | 100% | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| Nicaragua | - | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Comoros | - | 1 | 1:761,339 | 901 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
The alternate forms: Meï (2) & Meî (1) are calculated separately.
Mei (1,162,618) may also be a surname.
Mei Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Mei is a girls' name of Chinese origin, meaning 'beautiful'. it comes from the Chinese 美 (měi), meaning 'beautiful' or 梅 (méi), meaning 'plum'; as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
- meifagundesMei Forename Popularity
Mei Demographics
Mei Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 6,712 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meï | 89 | 2 | / |
| Meî | 89 | 1 | / |
| Meie | 86 | 43,860 | / |
| Meis | 86 | 1,718 | / |
| Meji | 86 | 1,199 | / |
| Meyi | 86 | 778 | / |
| Meia | 86 | 720 | / |
| Meid | 86 | 490 | / |
| Meit | 86 | 229 | / |
| Meih | 86 | 201 | / |
| Mmei | 86 | 182 | / |
| Meio | 86 | 120 | / |
| Meiz | 86 | 92 | / |
| Meii | 86 | 70 | / |
| Meiu | 86 | 44 | / |
| Meui | 86 | 32 | / |
| Mhei | 86 | 32 | / |
| Meij | 86 | 25 | / |
| 'Mei | 86 | 9 | / |
| Meip | 86 | 9 | / |
| Hmei | 86 | 2 | / |
| Meià | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meiş | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mi | 80 | 941,580 | / |
| Me | 80 | 58,486 | / |
| Meggi | 75 | 1,298 | / |
| Meihu | 75 | 1,164 | / |
| Megie | 75 | 724 | / |
| Meihe | 75 | 701 | / |
| Meije | 75 | 635 | / |
| Mahei | 75 | 199 | / |
| Mejie | 75 | 180 | / |
| Meiho | 75 | 174 | / |
| Meias | 75 | 91 | / |
| Meyis | 75 | 82 | / |
| Meiyo | 75 | 74 | / |
| Meyie | 75 | 72 | / |
| Meyiz | 75 | 72 | / |
| Mehiy | 75 | 67 | / |
| Meiah | 75 | 36 | / |
| Meiha | 75 | 31 | / |
| Moeij | 75 | 27 | / |
| Mehia | 75 | 22 | / |
| Meioo | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mehio | 75 | 18 | / |
| Meish | 75 | 14 | / |
| Meich | 75 | 14 | / |
| Mejiy | 75 | 14 | / |
| Meyid | 75 | 14 | / |
| Meiss | 75 | 13 | / |
| Meiad | 75 | 12 | / |
| Meihi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Meeji | 75 | 11 | / |
| Meeia | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mehji | 75 | 10 | / |
| Meyyi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Meius | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mieia | 75 | 6 | / |
| Meies | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mieji | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mheyi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mheia | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mmeyi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hmeid | 75 | 4 | / |
| Meijd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Moeia | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mgeji | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hmeit | 75 | 4 | / |
| Moeie | 75 | 3 | / |
| Meios | 75 | 3 | / |
| Meyiş | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mmeji | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mejgi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Meeyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Meitt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Meiie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Meijt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mejih | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mejio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Meidt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Meyii | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mheit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Meuhi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Moeiy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mmeit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mmeia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mmeie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mmeis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mheij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meyih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meyij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meyio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meyip | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meyit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meïji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meuyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mieie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meeie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mei'a | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mei'i | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mejii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mejij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meiid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meiiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meiod | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meiop | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meits | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meiup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meiyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meiyt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meiyy | 75 | 1 | / |
| M'Eid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moeyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mgeyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meeii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meeio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meiux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meiee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hmeih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mai | 67 | 1,306,496 | / |
| Moe | 67 | 659,392 | / |
| Med | 67 | 305,704 | / |
| Mie | 67 | 152,837 | / |
| Mae | 67 | 148,834 | / |
| Mee | 67 | 90,367 | / |
| Mui | 67 | 48,347 | / |
| Moi | 67 | 37,101 | / |
| Mis | 67 | 33,190 | / |
| Mme | 67 | 26,228 | / |
| Mit | 67 | 23,970 | / |
| Mio | 67 | 20,518 | / |
| Mey | 67 | 18,078 | / |
| Mer | 67 | 11,424 | / |
| Mea | 67 | 9,931 | / |
| Mii | 67 | 5,528 | / |
| Meh | 67 | 4,544 | / |
| Met | 67 | 4,016 | / |
| Mes | 67 | 1,914 | / |
| Mue | 67 | 1,763 | / |
| Meihuo | 67 | 1,575 | / |
| Mhe | 67 | 1,437 | / |
| Meihou | 67 | 1,328 | / |
| Mãe | 67 | 1,251 | / |
| Mez | 67 | 1,218 | / |
| Mid | 67 | 1,171 | / |
| Mih | 67 | 1,162 | / |
| Meu | 67 | 929 | / |
| Miz | 67 | 705 | / |
| Mej | 67 | 465 | / |
| Miy | 67 | 458 | / |
| Mye | 67 | 446 | / |
| Mip | 67 | 343 | / |
| Mij | 67 | 304 | / |
| Hme | 67 | 227 | / |
| Mep | 67 | 183 | / |
| Mge | 67 | 110 | / |
| Meiggi | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mgi | 67 | 87 | / |
| Hmi | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mmi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Myi | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mje | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mhi | 67 | 50 | / |
| Meggio | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mejith | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mejish | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mhegie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Miejie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maheid | 67 | 7 | / |
| H'Meid | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moehyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Meggia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Meegie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hmeeji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meyghi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mejitt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meihad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meihat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meyith | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meihah | 67 | 3 | / |
| M'i | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meihyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhejie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maheit | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Heid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mâe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mæe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meejid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meiadh | 67 | 2 | / |
| H'Meit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mée | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moejii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maheie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mheiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyhid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyhis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miehie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meeggi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meauji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meiatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meihas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meihau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meihoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meihoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meijje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meious | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehgie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehjie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmeyid | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Eiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Eiid | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Geia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meeiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mei-Ee | 67 | 1 | / |
Mei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mei in the Russian language | ||
| Мэи | mei | - |
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