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Boy's name · #948 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave
Meir reached its best rank, #908, in 2024 and ranked #948 in 2025. About 4,600 boys have carried it since 1951.
In recent years, Meir ran 8–12× its national rate in New Jersey and New York.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
See how Meir ranks in other countries and regions.
#1,406 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,718 in Canada (2025) · #2,905 in Austria (2025) · #5,433 in France (2025) · #1,367 in Belgium (2023) · #7,716 in Ecuador (2018).
Among 268 notable people named Meir:
Military figures appear 2.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Meir Dagan, Israeli general and Mossad director (1945–2016).
Similar names: Meyer · Shimon · Mikah · Shlomo · Ezrah · Zamir
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