Meyer is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1917 and has grown less common since.
Meyer is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,693 among boys (97) and #11,582 among girls (8) — overall #3,433 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 105 | 105 | #11,582 | #1,693 |
| 2024 | 110 | 110 | #6,324 | #1,803 |
| 2023 | 118 | 118 | #6,840 | #1,690 |
| 2022 | 113 | 113 | #5,580 | #1,812 |
| 2021 | 110 | 110 | #8,323 | #1,696 |
| 2020 | 95 | 95 | #7,456 | #1,863 |
| 2019 | 68 | 68 | #14,983 | #2,252 |
| 2018 | 74 | 74 | #13,364 | #2,113 |
| 2017 | 86 | 86 | #6,215 | #2,104 |
| 2016 | 98 | 98 | #6,121 | #1,915 |
| 2015 | 87 | 87 | #8,293 | #1,994 |
| 2014 | 84 | 84 | #6,364 | #2,149 |
| 2013 | 81 | 81 | #6,643 | #2,157 |
| 2012 | 62 | 62 | #16,240 | #2,316 |
| 2011 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,345 |
| 2010 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,160 |
| 2009 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,688 |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,201 |
| 2007 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,006 |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,180 |
| 2005 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,144 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,932 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,923 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,623 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,233 |
| 2000 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,268 |
| 1999 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,550 |
| 1998 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,354 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | — | #7,054 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | — | #4,321 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | — | #3,398 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | — | #5,014 |
| 1993 | 22 | — | — | #3,112 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | — | #4,494 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,324 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | — | #3,024 |
| 1989 | 14 | — | — | #3,947 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | — | #3,825 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | — | #3,663 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | — | #3,583 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | — | #3,726 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | — | #3,844 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | — | #4,050 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,409 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #6,930 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,918 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | — | #3,729 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | — | #3,169 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | — | #3,758 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | — | #2,570 |
| 1975 | 16 | — | — | #2,603 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | — | #3,255 |
| 1973 | 22 | — | — | #1,963 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | — | #3,089 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | — | #3,845 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | — | #3,727 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | — | #4,251 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | — | #3,987 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | — | #2,717 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | — | #2,916 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | — | #3,799 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | — | #3,501 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | — | #2,496 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | — | #2,468 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | — | #2,649 |
| 1960 | 10 | — | — | #2,802 |
| 1959 | 20 | — | — | #1,844 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | — | #1,873 |
| 1957 | 14 | — | — | #2,250 |
| 1956 | 17 | — | — | #1,997 |
| 1955 | 16 | — | — | #2,023 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | — | #3,695 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | — | #2,489 |
| 1952 | 17 | — | — | #1,917 |
| 1951 | 16 | — | — | #1,952 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | — | #2,086 |
| 1949 | 12 | — | — | #2,300 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | — | #2,086 |
| 1947 | 19 | — | — | #1,768 |
| 1946 | 13 | — | — | #2,111 |
| 1945 | 17 | — | — | #1,675 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | — | #1,795 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | — | #2,676 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,441 |
| 1941 | 20 | — | — | #1,571 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | — | #2,152 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,361 |
| 1938 | 10 | — | — | #2,428 |
| 1937 | 20 | — | — | #1,566 |
| 1936 | 16 | — | — | #1,771 |
| 1935 | 16 | — | — | #1,809 |
| 1934 | 20 | — | — | #1,591 |
| 1933 | 24 | — | — | #1,394 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | — | #1,828 |
| 1931 | 33 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1930 | 35 | — | — | #1,210 |
| 1929 | 57 | — | — | #882 |
| 1928 | 73 | — | — | #758 |
| 1927 | 75 | — | — | #760 |
| 1926 | 85 | — | — | #690 |
| 1925 | 87 | — | — | #694 |
| 1924 | 106 | — | — | #621 |
| 1923 | 128 | — | — | #544 |
| 1922 | 140 | — | — | #529 |
| 1921 | 150 | — | — | #506 |
| 1920 | 132 | — | — | #533 |
| 1919 | 172 | — | — | #447 |
| 1918 | 183 | — | — | #439 |
| 1917 | 214 | — | — | #385 |
| 1916 | 210 | — | — | #381 |
| 1915 | 203 | — | — | #377 |
| 1914 | 186 | — | — | #343 |
| 1913 | 167 | — | — | #311 |
| 1912 | 143 | — | — | #301 |
| 1911 | 63 | — | — | #346 |
| 1910 | 52 | — | — | #358 |
| 1909 | 35 | — | — | #424 |
| 1908 | 45 | — | — | #340 |
| 1907 | 31 | — | — | #414 |
| 1906 | 16 | — | — | #607 |
| 1905 | 22 | — | — | #489 |
| 1904 | 27 | — | — | #405 |
| 1903 | 20 | — | — | #481 |
| 1902 | 22 | — | — | #451 |
| 1901 | 15 | — | — | #523 |
| 1900 | 19 | — | — | #573 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | — | #1,010 |
| 1898 | 11 | — | — | #692 |
| 1897 | 12 | — | — | #633 |
| 1896 | 14 | — | — | #580 |
| 1895 | 12 | — | — | #632 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #1,039 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | — | #690 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #921 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,069 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | — | #854 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,059 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #1,040 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | — | #858 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,044 |
| 1881 | 10 | — | — | #578 |