First Name MEI

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MEI is ranked as the 1327th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 22,093.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 6.93 people named MEI for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 76% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MEI is 1,029.
  • The SSA data also shows that MEI is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MEI
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 22,093 +/-2.4%
  • National Rank 1,327
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 6.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,029
  • National Rank 8,743
  • Percentile Rank 90.55%
  • Proportion/100k 0.32

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MEI is 14.7% White, 1.9% Hispanic origin, 2.6% Black, 78.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.4% Two or More Races, and 0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MEI have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MEI is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Chinese surname
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Japanese feminine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MEI

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 14.7% 63.9% -49.2%
Hispanic origin 1.9% 16.3% -14.4%
Black 2.6% 12.3% -9.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 78.3% 4.9% 73.4%
Two or more races 2.4% 1.8% 0.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.2% 0.7% -0.5%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MEI is California where 9,587 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MEI, as 24.71 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • California is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 22 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Arkansas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MEI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 575 4.46 97.0% Indiana 82 1.25 90.5% Iowa 32 1.04 87.9% Kansas 70 2.42 86.9% Michigan 241 2.43 97.1% Minnesota 122 2.23 94.7% Missouri 7 0.22 38.5% Nebraska 39 2.1 81.7% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 187 1.61 94.4% South Dakota 9 1.04 38.2% Wisconsin 49 0.85 90.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MEI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 575 4.46 97.0%
Indiana 82 1.25 90.5%
Iowa 32 1.04 87.9%
Kansas 70 2.42 86.9%
Michigan 241 2.43 97.1%
Minnesota 122 2.23 94.7%
Missouri 7 0.22 38.5%
Nebraska 39 2.1 81.7%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 187 1.61 94.4%
South Dakota 9 1.04 38.2%
Wisconsin 49 0.85 90.7%
West State Statistics First-Names MEI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 40.0% Arizona 279 4.15 93.8% California 9,587 24.71 99.5% Colorado 108 2.02 90.3% Hawaii 144 10.18 93.6% Idaho 16 0.96 63.5% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 238 8.4 93.6% New Mexico 69 3.31 83.8% Oregon 146 3.68 91.6% Utah 91 3.1 87.5% Washington 648 9.18 97.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MEI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 40.0%
Arizona 279 4.15 93.8%
California 9,587 24.71 99.5%
Colorado 108 2.02 90.3%
Hawaii 144 10.18 93.6%
Idaho 16 0.96 63.5%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 238 8.4 93.6%
New Mexico 69 3.31 83.8%
Oregon 146 3.68 91.6%
Utah 91 3.1 87.5%
Washington 648 9.18 97.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MEI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 84.3% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 255 3.79 94.1% New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.2% New Jersey 208 2.33 93.7% New York 3,907 19.79 99.3% Pennsylvania 464 3.63 96.7% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 20 3.13 79.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MEI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 84.3%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 255 3.79 94.1%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.2%
New Jersey 208 2.33 93.7%
New York 3,907 19.79 99.3%
Pennsylvania 464 3.63 96.7%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 20 3.13 79.3%
South State Statistics First-Names MEI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 40 0.83 85.9% Arkansas 6 0.22 38.5% Delaware 11 1.14 77.5% Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 86.9% Florida 683 3.43 98.2% Georgia 329 3.26 96.3% Kentucky 19 0.44 74.2% Louisiana 94 2.02 90.5% Maryland 372 6.22 96.9% Mississippi 7 0.22 38.5% North Carolina 262 2.63 96.7% Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.1% South Carolina 56 1.15 87.8% Tennessee 83 1.26 91.5% Texas 1,275 4.73 98.5% Virginia 340 4.09 96.1% West Virginia 18 0.98 65.7%

South States
State stats for the first name MEI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 40 0.83 85.9%
Arkansas 6 0.22 38.5%
Delaware 11 1.14 77.5%
Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 86.9%
Florida 683 3.43 98.2%
Georgia 329 3.26 96.3%
Kentucky 19 0.44 74.2%
Louisiana 94 2.02 90.5%
Maryland 372 6.22 96.9%
Mississippi 7 0.22 38.5%
North Carolina 262 2.63 96.7%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.1%
South Carolina 56 1.15 87.8%
Tennessee 83 1.26 91.5%
Texas 1,275 4.73 98.5%
Virginia 340 4.09 96.1%
West Virginia 18 0.98 65.7%
 

Full Names with MEI as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MEI as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MEI.

The most popular full name is MEI Chen. 6.81% of all the people named MEI have this family name.

There are 1029 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MEI

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MEI Chen 6.81%
2 MEI Lin 3.93%
3 MEI Wang 2.88%
4 MEI Wu 2.86%
5 MEI Lee 2.73%
6 MEI Wong 2.69%
7 MEI Huang 2.25%
8 MEI Liu 2.25%
9 MEI Li 2.21%
10 MEI Chan 1.93%
11 MEI Yu 1.60%
12 MEI Cheng 1.41%
13 MEI Chang 1.28%
14 MEI Zhang 1.26%
15 MEI Yang 0.99%
16 MEI Ho 0.90%
17 MEI Hsu 0.84%
18 MEI Lai 0.82%
19 MEI Lau 0.80%
20 MEI Tang 0.78%