Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Mey isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 0 boys · 39 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 518 as a first name in 2020; 1,161 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mey’s family of names
In German usage, Mey as a surname has a related form in May. In Greek usage, Mey as a surname is a transliteration of Μέυ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Mey
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Mey, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“of the holly tree” · “near the valley of the holly bushes”
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Monique
“one who provides wise counsel”
>99% girls