Given name & surname
Meier
“a large man”·“a farmer”·“one who is shining bright”
Meier is a variant of Mayer. Interpretations include “a large man”, “a farmer”, and “one who is shining bright”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Meier is a variant of Meir. One Hebrew interpretation is “giving light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Meier is a variant of Mayer. Interpretations include “a large man”, “a farmer”, and “one who is shining bright”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Meier is a variant of Meir. One Hebrew interpretation is “giving light.”
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Where it comes from
Meier is a variant of Mayer. Mayer has been associated with Latin, German, and Hebrew naming traditions. Meier is a variant of Meir. An origin associated with Meir is Hebrew.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meier through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 12 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 130 as a first name in 2020; 25,215 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Meier’s family of names
Meier has a related form in Meir. Meier has a related form in Mayer. In German usage, Meier has a related form in Meir.
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Around the world
Meier has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Meier
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