Fun Facts About the Name Myer
- More than 1 thousand babies named Myer: U.S. records list 1,119 babies given the name Myer from 1880 through 2025. Even 46 girls received the name Myer - about 1 girl for every 23 boys.
What Does the Name Myer Mean?
Myer is an English spelling of the Jewish personal name Me'ir (Hebrew מֵאִיר), whose literal sense is "one who gives light" or "one who illuminates." The Hebrew name comes from the root אוֹר (or), "light," in a participial form describing a person who shines or gives light. In Yiddish and German-influenced use, the same Hebrew name was written Meyer or Meier, and Myer is an anglicized spelling of that tradition. A separate origin belongs to the German surname Meyer, from Middle High German meier, "steward, bailiff, tenant farmer"; the spelling Myer can also stand for that occupational surname, but that is not the Hebrew derivation.
Myer Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Me'ir is ancient. It is borne by Rabbi Meir, a tanna of the second century CE who is frequently cited in the Mishnah, and rabbinic tradition connects his name with light. The name remained in use in Jewish communities through late antiquity and the Middle Ages. In Ashkenazi communities, Hebrew names were often pronounced and written through Yiddish, and Me'ir took forms such as Meyer and Meier. As Jewish families moved into English-speaking countries, the name was written in several ways, including Myer. The spelling Myer therefore belongs to the English-language history of the name rather than to Hebrew itself; the Hebrew original is מֵאִיר. The German surname Meyer, from which Myer can also derive, developed separately from the occupation of meier, a steward or tenant farmer. That surname origin is distinct from the Hebrew given name, though the two can look identical in English records.
How Popular is the Name Myer?
Myer recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1918. Its best rank was #776 in 1912.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,610 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #16,874 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #10,887 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #11,801 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #17,239 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #15,639 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #18,440 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,107 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #3,654 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2023 | #4,078 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #4,806 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #6,234 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #4,374 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #4,070 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #6,231 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #4,194 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #4,716 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #3,842 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #5,000 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #4,272 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #5,190 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #4,933 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #5,653 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #5,477 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #7,552 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #7,994 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #6,352 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #6,961 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #12,613 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #10,252 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,775 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #9,702 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,734 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,706 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,332 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #4,040 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,210 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #4,095 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1941 | #3,848 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,358 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #3,821 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #2,825 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1935 | #3,162 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #4,002 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #3,644 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #2,730 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #2,904 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #2,019 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1927 | #2,101 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1926 | #2,384 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1925 | #2,150 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1924 | #1,945 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1923 | #1,736 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1922 | #2,211 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1921 | #1,806 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1920 | #1,630 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1919 | #1,340 | 29 | 0.0030% |
| 1918 | #971 | 48 | 0.0047% |
| 1917 | #977 | 45 | 0.0049% |
| 1916 | #1,153 | 33 | 0.0037% |
| 1915 | #922 | 46 | 0.0054% |
| 1914 | #877 | 39 | 0.0060% |
| 1913 | #828 | 34 | 0.0066% |
| 1912 | #776 | 32 | 0.0074% |
| 1911 | #811 | 17 | 0.0075% |
| 1910 | #1,278 | 8 | 0.0041% |
| 1909 | #1,002 | 10 | 0.0061% |
| 1908 | #1,317 | 6 | 0.0039% |
| 1907 | #978 | 9 | 0.0061% |
| 1906 | #1,366 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1905 | #1,056 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1904 | #1,344 | 5 | 0.0039% |
| 1898 | #962 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1893 | #994 | 6 | 0.0053% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Myer Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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