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Meilin

100% girls · 19 born in 2025

Meilin has been given to about 350 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2010, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 347
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Meilin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2010 · 22
  • Born in 202519
  • All time350

How popular is Meilin?

Its best year was 2010, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 6109th. The typical living American called Meilin is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Meilin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elin0.70
  2. Merlyn0.68
  3. Marylin0.66
  4. Caitlin0.63
  5. Kaitlin0.63
  6. Kaylin0.62
  7. Jaylin0.62
  8. Aylin0.62

Middle names for Meilin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Meilin Anne0.81
  2. Meilin Eve0.80
  3. Meilin Elizabeth0.78
  4. Meilin Catherine0.78
  5. Meilin Josephine0.78
  6. Meilin Rose0.77

Sibling names for Meilin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleilsister · 0.83
  2. Cielosister · 0.82
  3. Keziahsister · 0.82
  4. Jahmirbrother · 0.82
  5. Kyrenbrother · 0.81
  6. Hazielbrother · 0.81

Where Meilin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Meilin Anderson0.77
    2. Meilin Reyes0.72
    3. Meilin Lee0.72
    4. Meilin Hall0.72
    5. Meilin Green0.72
    6. Meilin Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Meilin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.