Meyer
Meyer was the 1693rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 301st; the most babies were born in 1917 (214). Over the last ten years it has moved up 301 places. More babies were named Meyer in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,693 boys, up 170 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 97boys
- Girls and boys
- 14% girls, 86% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1917214 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,612babies recorded
Meyer popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,582 | #1,693 | 8 | 97 |
| 2020 | #7,456 | #1,863 | 15 | 80 |
| 2010 | — | #3,160 | — | 36 |
| 2000 | — | #3,268 | — | 26 |
| 1990 | — | #3,024 | — | 21 |
| 1980 | — | #6,918 | — | 5 |
| 1970 | — | #3,727 | — | 8 |
| 1960 | — | #2,802 | — | 10 |
| 1950 | — | #2,086 | — | 14 |
| 1940 | — | #2,152 | — | 12 |
| 1930 | — | #1,210 | — | 35 |
| 1920 | — | #533 | — | 132 |
| 1910 | — | #358 | — | 52 |
| 1900 | — | #573 | — | 19 |
| 1890 | — | #854 | — | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Meyer, counting every spelling?
Meyer is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,379 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,693 for Meyer on its own. Together these spellings went to 123 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyer | 97 | #1,693 | 476 |
| Myer | 26 | #4,107 | 119 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Meyer?
97 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Meyer (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Meyer born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 86 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Meyer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Meyer?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Meyer are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 33. That makes Meyer mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Meyer by state
How common Meyer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.1×), Illinois (2.3×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Meyer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Meyer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Meyer
How popular is the name Meyer?
Meyer was the 1693rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 301st; the most babies were born in 1917 (214). Over the last ten years it has moved up 301 places. More babies were named Meyer in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Meyer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 14% girls, 86% boys given the name Meyer in the US.
Where is Meyer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Meyer was most common in New York (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by Iowa and Illinois.