Meir
Meir is a Jewish male given name and an occasional surname. It means "one who shines". It is often Germanized as Maier, Mayer, Mayr, Meier, Meyer, Meijer, Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Meir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Meir is a Jewish male given name and an occasional surname. It means "one who shines". It is often Germanized as Maier, Mayer, Mayr, Meier, Meyer, Meijer, Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Meir
Meir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1951, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 262 Meirs were born — ranking #902 that year. As of 2026, Meir ranks #902 for baby boys with 262 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Meirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Meir
Meir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Meir's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #902. Use the chart and map above to compare Meir's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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