Masculine dossier · first seen 1881
Meyer
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1917
Peak births
214
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Meyer
How many people are named Meyer?
An estimated 2,011 living Americans are named Meyer.
How rare is Meyer?
Meyer is uncommon among babies today, with 97 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 54.7% from its 1917 peak.
How old is the typical Meyer?
The median age of a living American named Meyer is approximately 13 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 32 years old.
Is Meyer still popular?
Yes — Meyer is currently rising in popularity, with 97 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.8× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Meyer most common?
Meyer has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 10.1× more often than the national baseline.
1881Peak 19172025
Peak year
1917
Decline from peak
54.7%
2025
97
All-time
5,404
Where it lives now
Meyer is most concentrated in New York — about 8.5× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Meyer is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.