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The baby name Meng is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin: Mèng (fourth tone) — approx. 'mung' (rhymes with 'sung'); IPA: /məŋ/..

Meng is Chinese in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese
Pronunciation: Mandarin: Mèng (fourth tone) — approx. 'mung' (rhymes with 'sung'); IPA: /məŋ/.

What is the meaning of the name Meng ?

The baby name Meng is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin: Mèng (fourth tone) — approx. 'mung' (rhymes with 'sung'); IPA: /məŋ/..

Meng is Chinese in Origin.

Meng is a Chinese name used as both surname and given name. Meaning varies by character: 孟 (Mèng) ‘eldest; first-born’ - a prominent surname; 梦/夢 (Mèng) ‘dream’; 萌 (Méng) ‘sprout, bud; cute’; and 蒙 (Méng) ‘cover; receive; Mongolia,’ also a surname. As a given name it is unisex; 梦 and 萌 have surged in late‑20th/21st‑century China, while 孟 conveys seniority and lineage.

The surname 孟 is famed through Mencius (孟子, 4th c. BCE) and remains common in North China. Romanized Meng in pinyin, it corresponds to Maeng (Korean), Mō (Japanese; e.g., Mōshi for Mencius), and Mạnh (Vietnamese). Cantonese forms include Maang (孟) and Mung (夢). As a given name, Meng often appears in compounds - e.g., Mengyao, Mengting - where the chosen character determines the specific meaning.

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Meng – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KH 0 #2 2 102
KH Boys 0 #5 5 270
MO 0 #26 27 2,706
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MO Boys 0 #32 369 5,842
CN 0 #67 19 3,857
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
TW 0 #91 10 4,523
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
PH 0 #106 5 5,607
BN Girls 0 #110 5 5,459
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
BN Boys 0 #122 12 6,332
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
MO Girls 0 #163 91 7,056
CN Boys 0 #174 166 9,639
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
CN Girls 0 #191 188 8,829
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
SG 0 #219 51 11,010
TW Boys 0 #221 21 7,111
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
TW Girls 0 #254 23 8,139
MY 0 #262 69 12,352
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JP Boys 0 #300 4 7,909
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
Canada Girls 1992 #307 7 2,320
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
SG Boys 0 #323 474 17,960
MY Boys 0 #328 1,322 25,439
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
HK 0 #337 12 8,483
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
France Boys 1993 #350 4 1,914
PH Girls 0 #355 36 13,098
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #362 3 5,096
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
PH Boys 0 #372 12 11,440
SG Girls 0 #380 214 18,916
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
SD Boys 0 #462 5 10,523
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
HK Boys 0 #478 50 12,905
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
HK Girls 0 #518 98 16,104
RU Boys 0 #521 6 12,621
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
AE Girls 0 #530 24 20,968
PS Girls 0 #543 5 10,981
KW Girls 0 #555 7 19,177
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #694 4 13,071
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
MY Girls 0 #735 265 24,821
QA Boys 0 #735 9 18,093
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
KW Boys 0 #802 5 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #827 12 4,949
United States Boys 2013 #870 5 7,323
SA Girls 0 #906 30 25,931
OM Boys 0 #912 7 17,948
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
NL Girls 0 #932 24 5,933
NL Boys 0 #938 14 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #943 10 5,697
United States Girls 2007 #949 8 10,181
Spain Girls 0 #970 14 5,561
BR Girls 0 #991 2 12,708
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,080 13 22,615
MA 0 #1,195 5 20,986
DZ 0 #1,229 6 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
TR 0 #1,252 3 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,375 72 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,406 66 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,585 30 28,008

Meng is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
AE
AL

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People also ask about Meng

Meng is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Meng is a one syllable name, pronounced Mandarin: Mèng (fourth tone) — approx. 'mung' (rhymes with 'sung'); IPA: /məŋ/..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include 孟 (Mèng), 梦 (Mèng) / 夢 (traditional), Meng (pinyin and without tone).
Across languages, Meng has these equivalents: Primus (Latin), — 'first' / 'first-born' (equivalent to 孟), Dream (English), Yume (Japanese), Svapna (Sanskrit).
Yes — Meng ranked #307 in Canada in 1992, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Meng ranks highest in Canada (#307 in 1992).