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Meyer

Boy's name · #1693 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Meyer is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1912, when it ranked #301. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 5,400 boys since 1881, ranked #1693 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,527 in Canada (2025) · #2,618 in Ecuador (2025) · #4,002 in England & Wales (2022) · #5,748 in France (2021).

Famous Meyers

• Meyer Lansky — American gangster (1902–1983)
• Meyer Guggenheim — Swiss-born American mining industrialist (1828–1905)
• Meyer Schapiro — American historian (1904–1996)
• Meyer Levin — American novelist, playwright and journalist (1905–1981)
• Meyer London — American politician (1871–1926)

In stories & tradition

• Meyer Wolfshiem — The Great Gatsby (book)
• Meyer — E Dienschtbott wurd g'suecht (book)

What Meyers become

Among 136 notable people named Meyer:

Business leaders appear 5.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Meyer Guggenheim, Swiss-born American mining industrialist (1828–1905).

Similar names: Meir · Elam · Mikah · Abe · Arie · Ike

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