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

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China-2,846,8871:48031
Hong Kong-104,6811:7414
Indonesia
 
80%
56,8521:4,537525
Malaysia
 
97%
51,0091:59738
Singapore
100%
23,1031:27220
United States
100%
22,8661:15,8551,423
Egypt
 
98%
14,7481:6,231672
Taiwan
 
99%
9,9701:2,384344
Macau-6,2401:9716
Canada
100%
5,3801:6,159885
Thailand
 
98%
4,8471:14,4562,165
Myanmar-4,7251:10,994348
Sudan-1,7851:21,1802,091
England
 
96%
1,5681:35,4611,885
Japan
100%
1,1551:110,8104,760
Australia-9851:13,8661,130
Philippines
 
96%
7011:151,2267,377
Tonga-6421:16740
United Arab Emirates-6411:11,1581,226
South Africa
 
52%
6051:90,1377,592
Dominican Republic-4201:24,8362,150
India
 
96%
3651:3,328,433146,291
Papua New Guinea
 
66%
3541:23,0292,291
Kuwait-3421:11,0681,338
Brazil
 
98%
3411:628,25919,087
Spain
100%
3261:142,7303,467
Netherlands
 
69%
3201:52,8193,535
New Zealand-3021:15,0201,329
Vietnam
 
85%
2941:315,0451,617
Saudi Arabia-2331:132,24312,172
Argentina
 
96%
1771:241,6572,679
Italy
 
69%
1661:367,8444,325
Ecuador-1641:108,0912,539
Germany
 
56%
1631:593,1165,820
Venezuela
100%
1521:198,6977,274
France
 
99%
1401:474,7885,254
Sweden
 
94%
1381:71,4343,390
Tanzania
 
89%
1361:388,14912,246
Mexico
100%
1171:1,061,0638,376
Scotland
 
85%
1011:52,9741,626
Suriname-991:5,5841,159
Belgium
 
85%
791:145,4444,184
Qatar
100%
691:34,3424,570
Panama
100%
661:59,1903,654
Russia
 
86%
611:2,364,48715,042
Wales
 
75%
601:51,5721,767
Norway
 
61%
581:88,4883,003
Chile
 
96%
531:332,2114,835
Paraguay
100%
521:139,1692,826
Syria-511:378,5502,699
Cambodia
 
96%
491:332,1098,506
Switzerland
 
90%
461:178,5544,373
Denmark-441:128,3983,389
Costa Rica
100%
431:110,8833,392
Iraq
 
75%
431:814,3697,317
Jordan
100%
421:210,1612,717
Belize
100%
391:9,0851,431
Slovenia
100%
391:63,0452,315
Finland
 
96%
381:144,2942,873
Peru
 
97%
351:908,32712,675
Ukraine
 
90%
351:1,299,9973,940
Hungary
 
94%
341:287,9931,329
Guam-311:5,182901
Albania
100%
281:108,8067,321
Ireland
 
86%
241:193,4803,761
Lesotho
94%
 
221:92,7278,141
South Korea-221:252,0198,670
Honduras
100%
211:419,8796,925
Kazakhstan
 
83%
191:934,04410,348
Austria
 
80%
181:473,0114,571
Aruba-171:6,1051,121
Cameroon
75%
 
161:1,350,65632,647
Jamaica-161:180,2026,282
Ivory Coast
92%
 
151:1,538,39639,344
Niger
100%
141:1,370,28519,237
Uganda
 
86%
101:4,095,69239,987
Nigeria
50%
 
91:19,729,373174,791
Czechia
 
82%
81:1,332,0203,968
Lebanon
100%
71:803,9397,854
Iran-61:13,082,81133,089
Pakistan
50%
 
61:32,392,947130,865
Belarus
100%
51:1,896,4778,406
Greece
100%
51:2,186,91011,382
Puerto Rico-51:710,0604,535
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
Brunei-41:104,8921,566
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Guatemala-41:4,027,1077,742
Oman
100%
41:1,027,1676,577
Poland
100%
41:9,506,7785,827
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Uruguay-41:856,9098,493
Colombia
100%
31:15,926,30951,235
Croatia
 
67%
31:1,405,69211,430
Georgia
 
75%
31:1,246,15515,822
Mauritius
100%
31:432,5957,262
Palestine
100%
31:1,516,6864,479
Senegal
 
67%
31:4,860,45220,187
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Algeria
100%
21:19,088,36022,377
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Cuba-21:5,753,2769,613
Cyprus-21:435,5383,859
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
Lithuania-21:1,475,9413,949
Nepal
100%
21:14,243,67686,069
Nicaragua-21:3,009,16824,322
Turkey
100%
21:38,900,85464,839
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Comoros-11:761,339901
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
North Macedonia
100%
11:2,090,75715,787
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Palau-11:21,711239
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

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.

- meifagundes

Mei Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meï892/
Meî891/
Meie8643,860/
Meis861,718/
Meji861,199/
Meyi86778/
Meia86720/
Meid86490/
Meit86229/
Meih86201/
Mmei86182/
Meio86120/
Meiz8692/
Meii8670/
Meiu8644/
Meui8632/
Mhei8632/
Meij8625/
'Mei869/
Meip869/
Hmei862/
Meià861/
Meiş861/
Mi80941,580/
Me8058,486/
Meggi751,298/
Meihu751,164/
Megie75724/
Meihe75701/
Meije75635/
Mahei75199/
Mejie75180/
Meiho75174/
Meias7591/
Meyis7582/
Meiyo7574/
Meyie7572/
Meyiz7572/
Mehiy7567/
Meiah7536/
Meiha7531/
Moeij7527/
Mehia7522/
Meioo7521/
Mehio7518/
Meish7514/
Meich7514/
Mejiy7514/
Meyid7514/
Meiss7513/
Meiad7512/
Meihi7511/
Meeji7511/
Meeia7510/
Mehji7510/
Meyyi759/
Meius758/
Mieia756/
Meies756/
Mieji756/
Mheyi756/
Mheia755/
Mmeyi755/
Hmeid754/
Meijd754/
Moeia754/
Mgeji754/
Hmeit754/
Moeie753/
Meios753/
Meyiş753/
Mmeji753/
Mejgi753/
Meeyi752/
Meitt752/
Meiie752/
Meijt752/
Mejih752/
Mejio752/
Meidt752/
Meyii752/
Mheit752/
Meuhi752/
Moeiy752/
Mmeit752/
Mmeia751/
Mmeie751/
Mmeis751/
Mheij751/
Meyih751/
Meyij751/
Meyio751/
Meyip751/
Meyit751/
Meïji751/
Meuyi751/
Mieie751/
Meeie751/
Mehyi751/
Mei'a751/
Mei'i751/
Mejii751/
Mejij751/
Meiid751/
Meiiy751/
Meiod751/
Meiop751/
Meits751/
Meiup751/
Meiyd751/
Meiyt751/
Meiyy751/
M'Eid751/
Moeyi751/
Mgeyi751/
Meeii751/
Meeio751/
Meiux751/
Meiee751/
Hmeih751/
Mai671,306,496/
Moe67659,392/
Med67305,704/
Mie67152,837/
Mae67148,834/
Mee6790,367/
Mui6748,347/
Moi6737,101/
Mis6733,190/
Mme6726,228/
Mit6723,970/
Mio6720,518/
Mey6718,078/
Mer6711,424/
Mea679,931/
Mii675,528/
Meh674,544/
Met674,016/
Mes671,914/
Mue671,763/
Meihuo671,575/
Mhe671,437/
Meihou671,328/
Mãe671,251/
Mez671,218/
Mid671,171/
Mih671,162/
Meu67929/
Miz67705/
Mej67465/
Miy67458/
Mye67446/
Mip67343/
Mij67304/
Hme67227/
Mep67183/
Mge67110/
Meiggi6787/
Mgi6787/
Hmi6779/
Mmi6775/
Myi6762/
Mje6761/
Mhi6750/
Meggio6712/
Mejith6711/
Mejish679/
Mhegie678/
Miejie678/
Maheid677/
H'Meid676/
Moehyi676/
Meggia676/
Meegie675/
Hmeeji675/
Meyghi674/
Mejitt673/
Meihad673/
Meihat673/
Meyith673/
Meihah673/
M'i672/
Meihyo672/
Mhejie672/
Maheit672/
M'Heid672/
Mâe672/
Mæe672/
Meejid672/
Meiadh672/
H'Meit671/
Mée671/
Moejii671/
Maheie671/
Mheiah671/
Meyhid671/
Meyhis671/
Meyish671/
Miehie671/
Meeggi671/
Meauji671/
Meiatt671/
Mejije671/
Meihas671/
Meihau671/
Meihoe671/
Meihoo671/
Meijje671/
Meious671/
Mehgie671/
Mehjie671/
Hmeyid671/
M'Eiah671/
M'Eiid671/
M'Geia671/
Meeiee671/
Mehias671/
Mei-Ee671/

Mei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mei in the Russian language
Мэиmei-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mei