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Meyer
Pronounced /ˈmaɪə(ɹ)/
Rank in 2024
#1,816
Born in 2024
89
Peak year
1917 · #386
Origin
Hebrew
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 89 boys were named Meyer, about 1 in every 19,273.
- It peaked in 1917 with 214 babies, ranked #386.
- It first shows up in the records in 1881.
- 5,304 boys have been named Meyer since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Meyer per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.2Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 2,729 babies, 0.16 per 1,000. Silent: 407 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 260 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 169 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 209 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 452 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 927 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
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.
- (countable) A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of Meir.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /ˈmaɪə(ɹ)/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Meyer, CC BY-SA 4.0.