Boys' name · since 1893

Myer

Myer has 1,073 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,906 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,056 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,073
born since 1893
1910s
peak decade

Myer currently ranks #4056 among boys' names in America, with 1,073 babies recorded since 1893.

Myer has 1,073 recorded births among boys since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4056 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.

  • #4,906 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,056 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,073 born since 1893
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myer ranks #4,906 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,056 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,073 born since 1893, peaking in the 1910s.

#4,906 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,056 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,073
born since 1893
1910s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%70.8%
Myer vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Myer's 1,073 recorded births place it above 89.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.

How Myer compares

1,073 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Myer's all-time total is 191% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Myer Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,073 369 358,536
Peak-year births 48 34 22,252

Myer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Myer's full recorded timeline at 1939, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1904, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Myer popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
48
Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
0102030405060 189319111920192919472004201320222025 26

Myer popularity over time - girls

46 total births recorded since 2013 (Myer as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 46 births
45678910 2013201620192020202320242025 8

Myer by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (331 births, 31% of the file).

1910s was Myer's strongest decade.

331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Myer births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 331 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Myer 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 Myer's total volume

Myer vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -38, 5.9%-114, 3.7%-45, 5%-29, 8.1%-29, 15.3%-39, 4.3%-34, 6.4%-111, 3.8%-48, 3.4%-68, 3.6%-36, 6.4%-55, 7.1%-100, 5.2%-36, 4.8%-46, 5.5%Myer-133, 4.5%Myer
Myer vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Myer by state

Where Myer concentrates geographically, total births since 1893

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Myer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
126 11.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
69 6.4%
#3 New York
22 2.1%
#4 California
5 0.5%
Massachusetts share of Myer's total US births 11.7%
Even split

126 of 1,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myer? ▼
Since 1893, Social Security records show 1,073 babies named Myer. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,906 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,056 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 1918, with 48 births.
Where does Myer sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myer ranks #4,906 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,056 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Myer most popular? ▼
Myer was most popular in the 1910s decade with 331 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Myer most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Myer are Massachusetts (126 births), Pennsylvania (69 births), New York (22 births).
How long has the name Myer been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Myer since 1893 -- 133 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Myer? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myers, Myeir, Myel. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Myer's data

  • Myer's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (331 total births) through the 2020s (142) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Massachusetts records the most Myers (126 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Myer

Nearby Names Like Myer

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Myer

Myers Boy
#3670 697 births
Myeir Boy
#13481 39 births
Myel Boy
35 births

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Jordon #4053
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Jerald #4059
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Lavern #4052
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Donnell #4060
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Myer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1893–2025 (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 Myer 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.