Meyer
Meyer is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Meyer (footballer), Meyer Carlos de Camargo, Júnior, Brazilian football player Meyer Alterman (1891–1967), New York assemblyman Meyer R.
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Meaning & Origin of Meyer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Meyer is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Meyer (footballer), Meyer Carlos de Camargo, Júnior, Brazilian football player Meyer Alterman (1891–1967), New York assemblyman Meyer R.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Meyer
The earliest SSA record of Meyer as a baby boy name dates back to 1881, when 10 babies received it. 1917 was its biggest year on record, with 214 newborns named Meyer — #385 in the national rankings. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Meyers. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,752 among baby boy names with 95 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Meyers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Meyer
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About the name Meyer
Meyer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Meyer's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #301. Use the chart and map above to compare Meyer'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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