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Meiling

100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Meiling has been given to about 370 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 363
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Meiling per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 17
  • Born in 20255
  • All time370

How popular is Meiling?

Its best year was 2005, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 7052nd. The typical living American called Meiling is about 22 years old today.

Names that sound like Meiling

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Melina0.64
  2. Merlyn0.56
  3. Melinda0.53
  4. Melisa0.53
  5. Blessing0.54
  6. Melvina0.53
  7. Melani0.53
  8. Melia0.53

Middle names for Meiling

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

Sibling names for Meiling

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilianasister · 0.75
  2. Palomasister · 0.75
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.75
  4. Francobrother · 0.75
  5. Chanasister · 0.75
  6. Hassanbrother · 0.74

Where Meiling is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Meiling Anderson0.77
    2. Meiling Reyes0.72
    3. Meiling Nguyen0.72
    4. Meiling Lee0.72
    5. Meiling Hall0.72
    6. Meiling 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 Meiling

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

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