Myer
Myer was the 4107th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 776th; the most babies were born in 1918 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved down 265 places. More babies were named Myer in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,107 boys, up 269 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26boys
- Girls and boys
- 16% girls, 84% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191848 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,119babies recorded
Myer popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,610 | #4,107 | 8 | 26 |
| 2020 | #11,808 | #4,376 | 8 | 23 |
| 2010 | — | #5,653 | — | 16 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #4,040 | — | 5 |
| 1940 | — | #3,358 | — | 6 |
| 1930 | — | #2,730 | — | 10 |
| 1920 | — | #1,630 | — | 23 |
| 1910 | — | #1,278 | — | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Myer, counting every spelling?
Myer is a spelling of Meyer, a name family that ranked #1,379 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,107 for Myer 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 Myer?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Myer (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Myer 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 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Myer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Myer?
About 500 people born in the US named Myer are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Myer a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Myer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Myer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Myer
How popular is the name Myer?
Myer was the 4107th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 776th; the most babies were born in 1918 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved down 265 places. More babies were named Myer in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Myer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 16% girls, 84% boys given the name Myer in the US.