Throughout the world, 梅尔 (Mel 
, Mare 
, Meir 
, and others...) is a common gender-neutral given name. The forename 梅尔 is characteristic of Guam, where it is quite a common female name, Guadeloupe, and Mauritius, where it is quite a common largely feminine, but infrequently masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, Ethiopia, and India. Also, 梅尔 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Mel | Ethiopia, United States, Sri Lanka, India, Algeria |
| Mare | Ethiopia, United States, India, Japan, Algeria |
| Meir | Australia, Indonesia, United States, India, Japan |
| Mahl | Germany, United States, Philippines, India, France |
| 梅尔 | China |
Maehl, Maehr, Maer, Mahre, Maier, Mair, Maire, Major, Majorová, Male, Mayer, Mayers, Mayle, Mayr, Me'Ir, Mehl, Mehle, Mehr, Meier, Meiers, Meil, Meile, Meill, Mele, Mell, Mer, Meral, Merle, Meyer, Meyers, Meyle, Meyr, Meïr, Máire, Маире, Майер, Маєр, Меир, Мейджор, Мейер, Мейерс, Мейр, Мейєр, Мел, Меєр, Меір, Меїр, מאייר, מאיירס, מאיר,
梅尔 is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mel , the fictional character from the video game The Last of Us Part II; Mel Jones , the character from Coraline; Mel Bush , the Doctor Who character; Merle Dixon , the fictional character, The Walking Dead and Merle , the character from Pete's Dragon, and in many other works.