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Meyer

Vlaams roots

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English (General American)

Origin: Vlaams
4 language contexts: English French Afrikaans +1 more
Follow the evidence: 6 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Meyer

Meyer is a masculine given name documented in English, French, Afrikaans and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to West Flemish via German, Swiss German, Yiddish and 1 other language.

Vlaams origin

Source-reported

* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Meier (“leaseholder of a manor”). Compare Maier, Mayer, Meier, Myer. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish מאיר (mir). Compare Majer, Major, Mayor, Meir. * As a Dutch/West Flemish surname, variant of Meijer.

Sources for this account (4)

Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Meyer is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

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countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Meyer’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2025: 97 boys (rank 1688). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 14 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Meyer

Region and dataset

Latest · 2025: 97; applications; Rank #1,688
Peak year: 1917; 214 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Meyer in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	10	563	observed
1882	5	943	observed
1883	6	799	observed
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	5	936	observed
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	5	921	observed
1888	6	917	observed
1889	5	974	observed
1890	7	814	observed
1891	5	963	observed
1892	7	861	observed
1893	10	650	observed
1894	6	954	observed
1895	12	609	observed
1896	14	551	observed
1897	12	615	observed
1898	11	663	observed
1899	6	928	observed
1900	19	555	observed
1901	15	506	observed
1902	22	440	observed
1903	20	470	observed
1904	27	401	observed
1905	22	477	observed
1906	16	590	observed
1907	31	405	observed
1908	45	335	observed
1909	35	419	observed
1910	52	353	observed
1911	63	344	observed
1912	143	301	observed
1913	167	307	observed
1914	186	342	observed
1915	203	377	observed
1916	210	381	observed
1917	214	385	observed
1918	183	437	observed
1919	172	447	observed
1920	132	533	observed
1921	150	505	observed
1922	140	526	observed
1923	128	542	observed
1924	106	619	observed
1925	87	690	observed
1926	85	689	observed
1927	75	754	observed
1928	73	752	observed
1929	57	878	observed
1930	35	1,190	observed
1931	33	1,194	observed
1932	17	1,777	observed
1933	24	1,361	observed
1934	20	1,551	observed
1935	16	1,757	observed
1936	16	1,723	observed
1937	20	1,528	observed
1938	10	2,326	observed
1939	6	3,113	observed
1940	12	2,081	observed
1941	20	1,532	observed
1942	6	3,212	observed
1943	9	2,563	observed
1944	16	1,738	observed
1945	17	1,633	observed
1946	13	2,030	observed
1947	19	1,733	observed
1948	14	2,027	observed
1949	12	2,225	observed
1950	14	2,019	observed
1951	16	1,904	observed
1952	17	1,856	observed
1953	11	2,391	observed
1954	6	3,452	observed
1955	16	1,979	observed
1956	17	1,945	observed
1957	14	2,190	observed
1958	19	1,838	observed
1959	20	1,806	observed
1960	10	2,685	observed
1961	11	2,538	observed
1962	12	2,364	observed
1963	12	2,414	observed
1964	7	3,282	observed
1965	6	3,537	observed
1966	9	2,784	observed
1967	10	2,611	observed
1968	6	3,673	observed
1969	6	3,935	observed
1970	8	3,521	observed
1971	8	3,658	observed
1972	11	2,991	observed
1973	22	1,928	observed
1974	11	3,120	observed
1975	16	2,540	observed
1976	17	2,508	observed
1977	10	3,606	observed
1978	13	3,070	observed
1979	11	3,569	observed
1980	5	6,250	observed
1981	5	6,262	observed
1982	7	5,003	observed
1983	10	3,884	observed
1984	11	3,701	observed
1985	12	3,599	observed
1986	13	3,440	observed
1987	13	3,521	observed
1988	13	3,705	observed
1989	14	3,809	observed
1990	21	2,952	observed
1991	8	5,942	observed
1992	13	4,327	observed
1993	22	3,042	observed
1994	12	4,803	observed
1995	20	3,303	observed
1996	15	4,185	observed
1997	8	6,618	observed
1998	23	3,296	observed
1999	22	3,480	observed
2000	26	3,219	observed
2001	19	4,121	observed
2002	13	5,395	observed
2003	22	3,838	observed
2004	17	4,793	observed
2005	33	3,091	observed
2006	23	4,105	observed
2007	39	2,974	observed
2008	36	3,165	observed
2009	46	2,663	observed
2010	36	3,128	observed
2011	33	3,306	observed
2012	56	2,292	observed
2013	62	2,139	observed
2014	64	2,138	observed
2015	73	1,983	observed
2016	77	1,903	observed
2017	66	2,091	observed
2018	67	2,101	observed
2019	62	2,228	observed
2020	80	1,849	observed
2021	97	1,688	observed
2022	90	1,804	observed
2023	101	1,681	observed
2024	91	1,795	observed
2025	97	1,688	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Meyer” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Meyer Lansky
1902–1983
American gangster
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Meyer Guggenheim
died 1905
American businessperson (1828–1905)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Meyer Schapiro
1904–1996
American historian of art (1904–1996)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Meyer with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5

Wikidata Q19915007CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:En-us-Meyer.oggCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates6

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Meyer

Meyer is a masculine given name documented in English, French, Afrikaans and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to West Flemish via German, Swiss German, Yiddish and 1 other language.

Vlaams origin

Source-reported

Sources for this account (4)

Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Meyer is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Meyer’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2025: 97 boys (rank 1688). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 14 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Meyer

Region and dataset

Latest · 2025: 97; applications; Rank #1,688
Peak year: 1917; 214 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Meyer in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	10	563	observed
1882	5	943	observed
1883	6	799	observed
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	5	936	observed
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	5	921	observed
1888	6	917	observed
1889	5	974	observed
1890	7	814	observed
1891	5	963	observed
1892	7	861	observed
1893	10	650	observed
1894	6	954	observed
1895	12	609	observed
1896	14	551	observed
1897	12	615	observed
1898	11	663	observed
1899	6	928	observed
1900	19	555	observed
1901	15	506	observed
1902	22	440	observed
1903	20	470	observed
1904	27	401	observed
1905	22	477	observed
1906	16	590	observed
1907	31	405	observed
1908	45	335	observed
1909	35	419	observed
1910	52	353	observed
1911	63	344	observed
1912	143	301	observed
1913	167	307	observed
1914	186	342	observed
1915	203	377	observed
1916	210	381	observed
1917	214	385	observed
1918	183	437	observed
1919	172	447	observed
1920	132	533	observed
1921	150	505	observed
1922	140	526	observed
1923	128	542	observed
1924	106	619	observed
1925	87	690	observed
1926	85	689	observed
1927	75	754	observed
1928	73	752	observed
1929	57	878	observed
1930	35	1,190	observed
1931	33	1,194	observed
1932	17	1,777	observed
1933	24	1,361	observed
1934	20	1,551	observed
1935	16	1,757	observed
1936	16	1,723	observed
1937	20	1,528	observed
1938	10	2,326	observed
1939	6	3,113	observed
1940	12	2,081	observed
1941	20	1,532	observed
1942	6	3,212	observed
1943	9	2,563	observed
1944	16	1,738	observed
1945	17	1,633	observed
1946	13	2,030	observed
1947	19	1,733	observed
1948	14	2,027	observed
1949	12	2,225	observed
1950	14	2,019	observed
1951	16	1,904	observed
1952	17	1,856	observed
1953	11	2,391	observed
1954	6	3,452	observed
1955	16	1,979	observed
1956	17	1,945	observed
1957	14	2,190	observed
1958	19	1,838	observed
1959	20	1,806	observed
1960	10	2,685	observed
1961	11	2,538	observed
1962	12	2,364	observed
1963	12	2,414	observed
1964	7	3,282	observed
1965	6	3,537	observed
1966	9	2,784	observed
1967	10	2,611	observed
1968	6	3,673	observed
1969	6	3,935	observed
1970	8	3,521	observed
1971	8	3,658	observed
1972	11	2,991	observed
1973	22	1,928	observed
1974	11	3,120	observed
1975	16	2,540	observed
1976	17	2,508	observed
1977	10	3,606	observed
1978	13	3,070	observed
1979	11	3,569	observed
1980	5	6,250	observed
1981	5	6,262	observed
1982	7	5,003	observed
1983	10	3,884	observed
1984	11	3,701	observed
1985	12	3,599	observed
1986	13	3,440	observed
1987	13	3,521	observed
1988	13	3,705	observed
1989	14	3,809	observed
1990	21	2,952	observed
1991	8	5,942	observed
1992	13	4,327	observed
1993	22	3,042	observed
1994	12	4,803	observed
1995	20	3,303	observed
1996	15	4,185	observed
1997	8	6,618	observed
1998	23	3,296	observed
1999	22	3,480	observed
2000	26	3,219	observed
2001	19	4,121	observed
2002	13	5,395	observed
2003	22	3,838	observed
2004	17	4,793	observed
2005	33	3,091	observed
2006	23	4,105	observed
2007	39	2,974	observed
2008	36	3,165	observed
2009	46	2,663	observed
2010	36	3,128	observed
2011	33	3,306	observed
2012	56	2,292	observed
2013	62	2,139	observed
2014	64	2,138	observed
2015	73	1,983	observed
2016	77	1,903	observed
2017	66	2,091	observed
2018	67	2,101	observed
2019	62	2,228	observed
2020	80	1,849	observed
2021	97	1,688	observed
2022	90	1,804	observed
2023	101	1,681	observed
2024	91	1,795	observed
2025	97	1,688	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Meyer Lansky
1902–1983
American gangster
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Meyer Guggenheim
died 1905
American businessperson (1828–1905)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Meyer Schapiro
1904–1996
American historian of art (1904–1996)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5

Wikidata Q19915007CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MeyerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:En-us-Meyer.oggCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates6

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Meyer

Vlaams origin

Where Meyer is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Meyer Lansky

Meyer Guggenheim

Meyer Schapiro

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Meier

Meir

Myer

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Meyer

Vlaams origin

Where Meyer is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Meyer Lansky

Meyer Guggenheim

Meyer Schapiro

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Meier

Meir

Myer

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page