Is Meir a boy or girl name?
Meir is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 253 boys were named Meir, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,356 US babies named Meir were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #916
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Meir since 1951
- 4,356
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 253 babies
Boys and girls named Meir, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 150 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 272 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 455 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 775 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,492 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,138 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 253 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 244 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 232 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 187 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 222 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 197 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 190 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 175 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 156 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 152 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 148 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 111 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 126 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 119 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 118 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,681 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 109 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 114 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 77 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 88 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,976 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 60 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 54 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 59 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 52 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,079 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,151 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,947 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 54 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,818 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 31 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,948 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,479 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,137 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,184 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,541 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,691 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,857 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,620 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,778 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,262 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,254 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,671 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,283 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,438 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,009 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,350 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,788 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,259 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,199 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,216 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,973 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,313 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,830 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,593 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Meir reached #916 in 2024. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Meir
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.