Meer
Boy · MEER · Arabic
Meer is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “leader, prince”. In 2025 it ranked 968th for boys in the UK (35 babies) and 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Meer mean?
Arabic: spelling of Mir, the Persian and Urdu form of Arabic amir
“leader, prince”
Spelling of Mir, a Persian and Urdu title for a leader, shortened from Arabic amir.
- Say it
- MEER
Is Meer a girl's or a boy's name?
Meer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 35 boys in the UK and 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Meer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #968among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 84% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the UK were named Meer, making it the 968th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st.
2025 had the most boys named Meer of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Meer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 74 boys in the UK were given Meer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #532, up from #968 for this spelling alone.
- Mir 39
- Meer 35
Among boys in 2025, it was 896th in England and Wales.
Meer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #968 |
| 2024 | 26 | #1,177 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,130 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Meer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Meer, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2018, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Meer in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Meer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Zayd Musa Yahya Arham Umar Mahir Zayan Zayaan Mustafa Hamza Amir
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