Meir
Boy · may-EER · Hebrew
Meir is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “one who shines”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 948th for boys in the US (248 babies).
What does Meir mean?
Hebrew
“one who shines”
Rabbi Meir was a 2nd-century sage often quoted in the Mishnah.
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Is Meir a girl's or a boy's name?
Meir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the UK and 248 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Meir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,473among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Meir, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,356th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 29 boys.
Half of all the boys named Meir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,405th in England and Wales.
Meir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,356 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
How popular is Meir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 248about 1 in 6,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 248 boys in the US were named Meir, making it the 948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 969th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 258 boys. It first appears in the records in 1951.
Half of all the boys named Meir in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 248 | #948 |
| 2024 | 258 | #907 |
| 2023 | 244 | #930 |
| 2022 | 234 | #967 |
| 2021 | 188 | #1,105 |
| 2020 | 222 | #969 |
| 2019 | 197 | #1,044 |
| 2018 | 190 | #1,064 |
| 2017 | 175 | #1,107 |
| 2016 | 156 | #1,208 |
| 2015 | 152 | #1,210 |
| 2014 | 148 | #1,229 |
| 2013 | 111 | #1,475 |
| 2012 | 126 | #1,346 |
| 2011 | 119 | #1,395 |
| 2010 | 118 | #1,408 |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,664 |
| 2008 | 109 | #1,494 |
| 2007 | 114 | #1,423 |
| 2006 | 77 | #1,790 |
| 2005 | 88 | #1,571 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,626 |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,958 |
| 2002 | 60 | #1,865 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,082 |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,192 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,095 |
| 1998 | 54 | #1,830 |
| 1997 | 59 | #1,669 |
| 1996 | 52 | #1,760 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,050 |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,889 |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,118 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,909 |
| 1991 | 54 | #1,567 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,427 |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,788 |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,701 |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,970 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,915 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,426 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,097 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,139 |
| 1982 | 27 | #1,998 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,068 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,365 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,129 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,049 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
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