Given name & surname
Myer
“a large man”·“a farmer”·“one who is shining bright”
Myer 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. Myer is a variant of Meir. One Hebrew interpretation is “giving light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Myer 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. Myer is a variant of Meir. One Hebrew interpretation is “giving light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Myer is a variant of Mayer. Mayer has been associated with Latin, German, and Hebrew naming traditions. Myer is a variant of Meir. An origin associated with Meir is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Myer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,119
- 1,073 boys · 46 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #4,107 for boys · #11,610 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,107 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 48 in 1918. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 528 as a first name in 2020; 6,072 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.
Myer’s family of names
Myer has a related form in Meir. Myer has a related form in Mayer. In English usage, Myer as a surname has a related form in MYERS.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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.
People named Myer
- Myer PrinsteinAmerican track athlete (1878-1925)
- Myer BevanNew Zealand footballerborn 1997
- Whitey SkoogAmerican basketball player-coach (1926-2019)
- Myer FeldmanAmerican writer (1914-2007)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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