Meir Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

About Meir

The original form of the Hebrew Meyer.

As of October 2026, Meir ranked #948 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #916 in 2024.

Editor's take: The name Meir is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "bringer of light".

US popularity — history

US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025

Actual · SSA

20142025

18802025

Data table

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#1,232	148	77
2015	#1,212	152	79.3
2016	#1,215	156	82.2
2017	#1,108	175	94.5
2018	#1,065	190	104.6
2019	#1,045	197	109.8
2020	#970	222	128.6
2021	#1,108	187	106.9
2022	#974	232	132.9
2023	#931	244	142.6
2024	#916	253	146.8
2025	#948	248	145.2

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