Meyer
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #1,688 for boys in 2025, 97 births
Given to boys 96.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1912 · 143 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,404since 1881
Meyer over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Meyer has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #1,688 | 97 |
| 2024 | #6,167 | 19 | #1,795 | 91 |
| 2023 | #6,680 | 17 | #1,681 | 101 |
| 2022 | #5,465 | 23 | #1,804 | 90 |
| 2021 | #8,024 | 13 | #1,688 | 97 |
| 2020 | #7,212 | 15 | #1,849 | 80 |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #2,228 | 62 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #2,101 | 67 |
| 2017 | #6,044 | 20 | #2,091 | 66 |
| 2016 | #5,985 | 21 | #1,903 | 77 |
| 2015 | #8,008 | 14 | #1,983 | 73 |
| 2014 | #6,207 | 20 | #2,138 | 64 |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | #2,139 | 62 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #2,292 | 56 |
| 2011 | — | #3,306 | 33 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,128 | 36 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,663 | 46 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,165 | 36 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,974 | 39 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,105 | 23 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,091 | 33 | |
| 2004 | — | #4,793 | 17 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,838 | 22 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,395 | 13 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,121 | 19 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,219 | 26 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,480 | 22 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,296 | 23 | |
| 1997 | — | #6,618 | 8 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,185 | 15 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,303 | 20 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,803 | 12 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,042 | 22 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,327 | 13 | |
| 1991 | — | #5,942 | 8 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,952 | 21 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,809 | 14 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,705 | 13 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,521 | 13 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,440 | 13 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,599 | 12 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,701 | 11 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,884 | 10 | |
| 1982 | — | #5,003 | 7 | |
| 1981 | — | #6,262 | 5 | |
| 1980 | — | #6,250 | 5 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,569 | 11 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,070 | 13 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,606 | 10 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,508 | 17 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,540 | 16 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,120 | 11 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,928 | 22 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,991 | 11 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,658 | 8 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,521 | 8 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,935 | 6 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,673 | 6 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,611 | 10 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,784 | 9 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,414 | 12 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,364 | 12 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,538 | 11 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,685 | 10 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,806 | 20 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,838 | 19 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,190 | 14 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,945 | 17 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,979 | 16 | |
| 1954 | — | #3,452 | 6 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,391 | 11 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,904 | 16 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,019 | 14 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,225 | 12 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,027 | 14 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,733 | 19 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,030 | 13 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,633 | 17 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,738 | 16 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,532 | 20 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,081 | 12 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,326 | 10 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,528 | 20 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,723 | 16 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,757 | 16 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,551 | 20 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,361 | 24 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,777 | 17 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,194 | 33 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,190 | 35 | |
| 1929 | — | #878 | 57 | |
| 1928 | — | #752 | 73 | |
| 1927 | — | #754 | 75 | |
| 1926 | — | #689 | 85 | |
| 1925 | — | #690 | 87 | |
| 1924 | — | #619 | 106 | |
| 1923 | — | #542 | 128 | |
| 1922 | — | #526 | 140 | |
| 1921 | — | #505 | 150 | |
| 1920 | — | #533 | 132 | |
| 1919 | — | #447 | 172 | |
| 1918 | — | #437 | 183 | |
| 1917 | — | #385 | 214 | |
| 1916 | — | #381 | 210 | |
| 1915 | — | #377 | 203 | |
| 1914 | — | #342 | 186 | |
| 1913 | — | #307 | 167 | |
| 1912 | — | #301 | 143 | |
| 1911 | — | #344 | 63 | |
| 1910 | — | #353 | 52 | |
| 1909 | — | #419 | 35 | |
| 1908 | — | #335 | 45 | |
| 1907 | — | #405 | 31 | |
| 1906 | — | #590 | 16 | |
| 1905 | — | #477 | 22 | |
| 1904 | — | #401 | 27 | |
| 1903 | — | #470 | 20 | |
| 1902 | — | #440 | 22 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #555 | 19 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | #663 | 11 | |
| 1897 | — | #615 | 12 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #609 | 12 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | #563 | 10 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five boys were named Meyer! It came in at #563, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Meyer is popular in 1913
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- New York#96 · 1 in 644
- Maryland#146 · 1 in 1,169
- New Jersey#157 · 1 in 1,505
- Massachusetts#172 · 1 in 1,760
- Illinois#173 · 1 in 1,347
Best ever in a state: #87 in New York, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #96 | 75 | 1 in 644 |
| Maryland | #146 | 5 | 1 in 1,169 |
| New Jersey | #157 | 9 | 1 in 1,505 |
| Massachusetts | #172 | 10 | 1 in 1,760 |
| Illinois | #173 | 21 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Pennsylvania | #198 | 18 | 1 in 2,324 |
| Ohio | #314 | 5 | 1 in 4,411 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 107 spots since 2024 (#1,795 → #1,688)
- 161 spots since 2020 (#1,849 → #1,688)
- 295 spots since 2015 (#1,983 → #1,688)
- Biggest jump: 373 spots in 1900 (#928 → #555)
- Biggest drop: 380 spots in 1882 (#563 → #943)
Rise & fade · boys
31 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1912 at #301 (143 births)
- Births halved by 1929, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 47 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1887–1929
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,007
- Highest: 1 in 3,007 boys born in 1912 were named Meyer (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 17,609 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1910s
- 29.5% of all boys named Meyer (1,593) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | #563 (1881) | #865 |
| 1890s | 90 | #551 (1896) | #761 |
| 1900s | 252 | #335 (1908) | #460 |
| 1910s | 1,593 | #301 (1912) | #367 |
| 1920s | 1,033 | #505 (1921) | #649 |
| 1930s | 197 | #1,190 (1930) | #1,752 |
| 1940s | 138 | #1,532 (1941) | #2,077 |
| 1950s | 150 | #1,806 (1959) | #2,138 |
| 1960s | 89 | #2,364 (1962) | #2,982 |
| 1970s | 127 | #1,928 (1973) | #3,051 |
| 1980s | 103 | #3,440 (1986) | #4,317 |
| 1990s | 164 | #2,952 (1990) | #4,195 |
| 2000s | 274 | #2,663 (2009) | #3,736 |
| 2010s | 596 | #1,903 (2016) | #2,331 |
| 2020s | 556 | #1,681 (2023) | #1,751 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Meyer in 1913
boys
#307
167 births · 1 in 3,069 boys
Top boys' names in 1913
More about 1913
boys
512,566 boys got a published name in 1913; 1 in 3,069 of them was named Meyer, which outranked 90.6% of the 3,261 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).