Meyer
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Meyer
A surname-style choice, in a similar style to Miller and Palmer, Meyer also has the sounds of Maia, Myla, and Myra. Derived from German (in which case it means "tenant, farmer, bailiff" or "leader of the household") and from Dutch (via Latin, meaning "great"), it is also a variation on the Hebrew Meir, meaning "enlightened" or "shining".
Meyer for girls#11582 US
Familiar for boys in the early 20th century, it has been seeing a quiet revival in recent years. Given to around 100 boys in the US in the latest count, it has been appearing as a rare girl name since 2012.
Meyer for boys#1693 US
Old-fashioned but right on trend with the likes of Miller, Baker, Sawyer, and Major, Meyer has been borne by gangsters, businessman, sculptors, composers, and writers alike.
A versatile choice in terms of meaning and origin, it has its roots in German, from which it means "tenant, farmer, bailiff" and "leader of the household" and in Dutch, from which it means "great" via Latin. It's also a variation of the Hebrew Meir, meaning "shining" or "enlightening", and was often adopted from the 1700s, in order to assimilate with German culture.
Familiar as a given name in the late 19th- to early 20th-century, Meyer dropped out of the US Top 1000 in the 1930s. Recent years have seen renewed interest in the choice, with around 100 boys given the name in the latest counts.
Typically pronounced as MIE-uhr in English, it would be said as as MIE-uh in German and Hebrew, and as MAY-uhr in Dutch.
Pronounced MY-er.
As of October 2026, Meyer ranked #11582 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5577 in 2022.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,149 | 64 | 33.3 |
| 2015 | #1,994 | 73 | 38.1 |
| 2016 | #1,913 | 77 | 40.6 |
| 2017 | #2,103 | 66 | 35.7 |
| 2018 | #2,113 | 67 | 36.9 |
| 2019 | #2,252 | 62 | 34.6 |
| 2020 | #1,861 | 80 | 46.3 |
| 2021 | #1,692 | 97 | 55.4 |
| 2022 | #1,820 | 89 | 51 |
| 2023 | #1,689 | 101 | 59 |
| 2024 | #1,825 | 89 | 51.7 |
| 2025 | #1,693 | 97 | 56.8 |
World rankings
Meyer for boys
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