Meilin

A girls’ name of Chinese origin, meaning beautiful jade or beautiful forest.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Meilin by the numbers

Meilin was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 22 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Meilin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Meilibeautiful and graceful3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Meilingbeautiful spirit or beautiful ling6 in the US (2017)
  • Meylin17 in the US (2017)
  • Meilyn15 in the US (2017)
  • Meilan6 in the US (2017)
  • Melinahoney; form of Melissa or Melina486 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Meilin

Names that are said the same way as Meilin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Melainedark, black; a form of Melania8 in the US (2017)
  • Meleane7 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean beauty

Like Meilin, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
  • Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a forest or wood

Like Meilin, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
  • Kimberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest1,823 in the US (2017)
  • Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
  • Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
  • Sylviafrom the forest636 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Meilin

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