Meyer

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Meaning

Meyer is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Meyer, Meyer Carlos de Camargo, Júnior, Brazilian football player Meyer Alterman, New York assemblyman Meyer R.

From Wikipedia

Meyer first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 142 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1917 with 214 babies (rank #385 that year). In 2024 it was given to 89 boys (rank #1,825). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Meyer

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Meyer yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,504

Total babies (all years)

142

Years in the data

214

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In The Great Gatsby: Meyer Wolfsheim — Gatsby's business associate

Famous people named Meyer

Meyer Lanskyrum-runner · b. 1902
Meyer Guggenheimbusinessperson · b. 1828

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	10	#578
1882	5	#1,044
1883	6	#858
1885	5	#1,040
1887	5	#1,012
1888	6	#1,004
1889	5	#1,059
1890	7	#854
1891	5	#1,069
1892	7	#921
1893	10	#690
1894	6	#1,039
1895	12	#632
1896	14	#580
1897	12	#633
1898	11	#692
1899	6	#1,010
1900	19	#573
1901	15	#523
1902	22	#451
1903	20	#481
1904	27	#405
1905	22	#489
1906	16	#607
1907	31	#414
1908	45	#340
1909	35	#424
1910	52	#358
1911	63	#346
1912	143	#301
1913	167	#311
1914	186	#343
1915	203	#377
1916	210	#381
1917	214	#385
1918	183	#439
1919	172	#447
1920	132	#533
1921	150	#506
1922	140	#529
1923	128	#544
1924	106	#621
1925	87	#694
1926	85	#690
1927	75	#760
1928	73	#758
1929	57	#882
1930	35	#1,210
1931	33	#1,211
1932	17	#1,828
1933	24	#1,394
1934	20	#1,591
1935	16	#1,809
1936	16	#1,771
1937	20	#1,566
1938	10	#2,428
1939	6	#3,362
1940	12	#2,152
1941	20	#1,570
1942	6	#3,442
1943	9	#2,676
1944	16	#1,795
1945	17	#1,675
1946	13	#2,111
1947	19	#1,768
1948	14	#2,086
1949	12	#2,300
1950	14	#2,086
1951	16	#1,952
1952	17	#1,916
1953	11	#2,489
1954	6	#3,696
1955	16	#2,023
1956	17	#1,997
1957	14	#2,251
1958	19	#1,873
1959	20	#1,844
1960	10	#2,802
1961	11	#2,651
1962	12	#2,467
1963	12	#2,496
1964	7	#3,502
1965	6	#3,799
1966	9	#2,915
1967	10	#2,717
1968	6	#3,987
1969	6	#4,251
1970	8	#3,727
1971	8	#3,844
1972	11	#3,091
1973	22	#1,962
1974	11	#3,257
1975	16	#2,603
1976	17	#2,570
1977	10	#3,758
1978	13	#3,169
1979	11	#3,728
1980	5	#6,918
1981	5	#6,931
1982	7	#5,409
1983	10	#4,049
1984	11	#3,844
1985	12	#3,727
1986	13	#3,583
1987	13	#3,663
1988	13	#3,826
1989	14	#3,948
1990	21	#3,024
1991	8	#6,323
1992	13	#4,493
1993	22	#3,112
1994	12	#5,013
1995	20	#3,398
1996	15	#4,321
1997	8	#7,054
1998	23	#3,354
1999	22	#3,549
2000	26	#3,268
2001	19	#4,232
2002	13	#5,621
2003	22	#3,923
2004	17	#4,931
2005	33	#3,143
2006	23	#4,180
2007	39	#3,006
2008	36	#3,201
2009	46	#2,687
2010	36	#3,160
2011	33	#3,345
2012	56	#2,316
2013	62	#2,156
2014	64	#2,149
2015	73	#1,994
2016	77	#1,913
2017	66	#2,103
2018	67	#2,113
2019	62	#2,252
2020	80	#1,861
2021	97	#1,692
2022	89	#1,820
2023	101	#1,689
2024	89	#1,825