Is Meyer a boy or girl name?
Meyer is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 89 boys were named Meyer, so 17.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.6% of the 5,504 US babies named Meyer were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,825
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,297
- Babies named Meyer since 1881
- 5,504
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 214 babies
Boys and girls named Meyer, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 252 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,593 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,033 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 197 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 150 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 164 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 274 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 596 | 113 | 15.9% |
| 2020s | 456 | 87 | 16% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89 | #1,825 | 19 | #6,297 |
| 2023 | 101 | #1,689 | 17 | #6,832 |
| 2022 | 89 | #1,820 | 23 | #5,577 |
| 2021 | 97 | #1,692 | 13 | #8,318 |
| 2020 | 80 | #1,861 | 15 | #7,453 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,252 | 6 | #14,979 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,113 | 7 | #13,357 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,103 | 20 | #6,213 |
| 2016 | 77 | #1,913 | 21 | #6,121 |
| 2015 | 73 | #1,994 | 14 | #8,291 |
| 2014 | 64 | #2,149 | 20 | #6,364 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,156 | 19 | #6,642 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,316 | 6 | #16,238 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,345 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,160 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,687 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,201 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 39 | #3,006 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,180 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,143 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,931 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,923 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,621 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,232 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,268 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,549 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,354 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,054 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,321 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,398 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #5,013 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,112 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,493 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,323 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 21 | #3,024 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,948 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,663 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,583 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,727 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,844 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,049 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,409 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,931 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,918 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,728 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,169 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,758 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,570 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,603 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,257 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,091 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,844 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,727 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,251 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,987 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,717 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,915 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,799 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,502 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,496 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,651 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,802 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,844 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,873 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,997 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,023 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,696 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,489 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,086 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,300 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,086 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,111 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,795 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,676 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,442 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,362 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,428 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,828 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 35 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 57 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 73 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 75 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 85 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 87 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 106 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 128 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 140 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 150 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 132 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 172 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 183 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 214 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 210 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 203 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 186 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 167 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 143 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 63 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 52 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 35 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 45 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 31 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 16 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 22 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 27 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 20 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 22 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 15 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 19 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 10 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 10 | #578 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Meyer reached #301 in 1912. As a girl name, it reached #5,577 in 2022. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Meyer
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.