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Is Mei a Male or Female Name?

Mei is predominantly a female name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Mei globally is 2.6% males and 97.4% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Singapore with 3.3% and the country with the highest female ratio is St. Lucia with 100.0%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Mei in percentages: Globally: 2.6% males, 97.4% females, Malaysia: 1.9% males, 98.1% females, United States: 0.9% males, 99.1% females, Hong Kong SAR China: 2.5% males, 97.5% females, China: 2.0% males, 98.0% females, Indonesia: 1.6% males, 98.4% females, Singapore: 3.3% males, 96.7% females, St. Lucia: 0.0% males, 100.0% females, Taiwan: 1.9% males, 98.1% females, Canada: 0.3% males, 99.7% females, United Kingdom: 2.4% males, 97.6% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Mei are 35-44 years old, making up 23.7% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 65+.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Mei in each age group: 18-24: 18.4%, 25-34: 20.0%, 35-44: 23.7%, 45-54: 16.7%, 55-64: 12.8%, 65+: 8.5%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Mei is St. Lucia with 0.1151% of the population. Following is Hong Kong SAR China and Taiwan.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Mei measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Mei year over year: 1956: 0.0013‰, 1957: 0.0019‰, 1958: 0.002‰, 1959: 0.0015‰, 1960: 0.0017‰, 1961: 0.0014‰, 1962: 0.0016‰, 1963: 0.0024‰, 1964: 0.0023‰, 1965: 0.002‰, 1966: 0.0019‰, 1967: 0.0024‰, 1968: 0.0021‰, 1969: 0.0023‰, 1970: 0.0022‰, 1971: 0.0021‰, 1972: 0.0028‰, 1973: 0.0028‰, 1974: 0.0027‰, 1975: 0.0027‰, 1976: 0.0033‰, 1977: 0.0024‰, 1978: 0.003‰, 1979: 0.0028‰, 1980: 0.0025‰, 1981: 0.0028‰, 1982: 0.0029‰, 1983: 0.0034‰, 1984: 0.0028‰, 1985: 0.004‰, 1986: 0.0048‰, 1987: 0.0046‰, 1988: 0.0056‰, 1989: 0.0041‰, 1990: 0.0042‰, 1991: 0.0045‰, 1992: 0.003‰, 1993: 0.0017‰, 1994: 0.002‰, 1995: 0.0019‰, 1996: 0.0019‰, 1997: 0.002‰, 1998: 0.0024‰, 1999: 0.0017‰, 2000: 0.0032‰

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