Meer is a distinctive choice, ranked #1108 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Meer in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1108
About the Name Meer
Meer is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 384 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1018 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1998.
Meer is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Meer
Unlikely. With around 26 UK babies named Meer per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Meer in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Meer is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 384 places over the last five years to #1108 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Meer is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Meer include: Robine van der Meer — Robine Tanya van der Meer is a Dutch actress and model.; Jos van der Meer — Jos W..
Meer does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Meers in the wild.
26
UK babies named Meer (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 384 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Meer
Likely around 1 other Meer in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Meer
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Robine Tanya van der Meer is a Dutch actress and model. She is best known as Meike Griffioen in Goede tijden, slechte tijden and for hosting the TV-show Model in 1 dag.
Jos W.M. van der Meer is emeritus professor and former chairman at the department of internal medicine of the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in Nijmegen, Netherlands.