US rank #6069 Boys' name Peak 2018 244 births

Meer — #6069 US boys' name

244 babies named Meer in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s552010s1182020s71
#6069
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 57% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Meer was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

18 babies were named Meer in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meer

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Meer between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meer currently holds the #6069 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Meer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 244 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Meer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

244

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2018

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,069

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
18
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 202420212018201520122009200520022001 5

Meer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
118 births that decade — 48% of Meer's all-time total
2000s552010s1182020s71

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meer?
244 babies have been named Meer since 2001. It currently ranks #6069 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 18 births.
When was Meer most popular?
Meer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Meer been used?
Meer has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meeko, Meet, Meelo, Meek, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.