Masculine dossier · first seen 1951
Meir
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
258
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Meir
How many people are named Meir?
An estimated 4,523 living Americans are named Meir.
How rare is Meir?
Meir is uncommon among babies today, with 248 boys receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Meir?
The median age of a living American named Meir is approximately 12 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 22 years old.
Is Meir still popular?
Yes — Meir is currently rising in popularity, with 248 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.8× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Meir most common?
Meir has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 13.4× more often than the national baseline.
1951Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
3.9%
2025
248
All-time
4,612
Where it lives now
Meir is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 13.4× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Meir is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.