Name meaning & stats
Mei
Mei means “beautiful” (Mandarin origin). 1,859 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
“beautiful”
MandarinWell documented
From 美 (měi).
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
1,859 US babies were named Mei between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Mei (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 47% of the family
- Mei 47%
- My 34%
- Mi 18%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)