Boys' name · since 1951
Meir
Meir has 4,612 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #949 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,612
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Meir is the #949 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,612 recorded since 1951.
Meir has 4,612 recorded births among boys since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #949 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #1,888 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #949 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,612 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meir ranks #1,888 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #949 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,612 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #949 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,612
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meir's 4,612 recorded births place it above 95.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Meir compares
4,612 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meir's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,612 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 258 | 34 | 22,252 |
Meir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meir's full recorded timeline at 1993, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 258 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 258
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Meir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,492 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Meir's strongest decade.
1,492 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Meir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 150
1970s
150 births
- 1980s 272
1980s
272 births
- 1990s 455
1990s
455 births
- 2000s
2000s
775 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,492 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,394 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,492 births (32% of all-time use).
How Meir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Meir's total volume
Meir by state
Where Meir concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,481 | 53.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 1,112 | 24.1% |
| #3 | California | | 101 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 77 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 47 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 16 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.1% |
2,481 of 4,612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Meir appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Meir's data
- Meir's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,492 total births) through the 2020s (1,394) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Meirs (2,481 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Meir draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.