Shi-Mei
given name · Latin script
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Shi-Mei is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country. Recorded meaning: In Judaism and Christianity, Shimei represents an important link in the Levitical lineage, responsible for sacred duties.
- CNChina≈1 in 194K(inferred from the name graph)
- TWTaiwan≈1 in 358K
- HKHong Kong≈1 in 405K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- China (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 52 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 194K (inferred from the name graph)
≈7,200 people, est.
Highest-authority source
China, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Shimei in US United States, CN China, PH Philippines and 4 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
In Judaism and Christianity, Shimei represents an important link in the Levitical lineage, responsible for sacred duties. The Shimeite clan is specifically mentioned in a prophecy in Zechariah 12:13, where they are singled out along with the houses of David, Nathan, and Levi to participate in a future, profound national mourning, indicating their enduring significance in Israel's spiritual life.
Sources 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Where in the world(measured from records)
Shi-Mei counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN China | ≈7,200 est. | ≈1 in 194K | — | Shimei | 35 |
| TW Taiwan | ≈66 est. | ≈1 in 358K | — | Shimei | 8 |
| PH Philippines | ≈56 est. | ≈1 in 2M | — | Shimei | 10 |
| US United States | ≈55 est. | ≈1 in 6M | listed | Shimei | 52 |
| MY Malaysia | ≈37 est. | ≈1 in 872K | — | Shimei | 5 |
| HK Hong Kong | ≈18 est. | ≈1 in 405K | — | Shimei | 3 |
| SG Singapore | ≈15 est. | ≈1 in 417K | — | Shimei | 8 |
| DK Denmark | 3 | 1 in 2M | 3 | — | — |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Evidence(measured from records)
No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Shi-Mei mean, and where does it come from?
- In Judaism and Christianity, Shimei represents an important link in the Levitical lineage, responsible for sacred duties. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- Is Shi-Mei a male or female name?
- Shi-Mei is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- In which country does Shi-Mei have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 7.2 thousand people named Shi-Mei in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled shimei.
- How common is the name Shi-Mei?
- In Denmark, the national register counted 3 people named Shi-Mei, about 1 in 2.0 million residents.
What do you want to know about Shi-Mei?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/shi-meiThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Shi-Mei”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.