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By Grace Royal · Jul 2026

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Meyer

OriginGerman, Dutch, Hebrew, "tenant, farmer, leader; great; bringer of light, shining"
Meaning"tenant, farmer, leader; great; bringer of light, shining"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Meyer as a girl's name
US Rank#877

Top 1000

About Meyer

Variation of Mayer

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#1,800#2,000#2,200'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#2,1496433.3
2015#1,9947338.1
2016#1,9137740.6
2017#2,1036635.7
2018#2,1136736.9
2019#2,2526234.6
2020#1,8618046.3
2021#1,6929755.4
2022#1,8208951
2023#1,68910159
2024#1,8258951.7
2025#1,6939756.8
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#412↔️ Unisex#693❄️ Unique#1451🫐 Nameberry

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    German,English composer

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    son of skier Picabo Street

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  • Meyer Wolfsheim

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