Will my child share the name Meer with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 35 UK babies named Meer per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Meer in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Meer becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Meer is at its highest recorded position — #896 in 2025, with 35 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,492.

Is Meer a good choice for a distinctive name?

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.

Who are some famous people named Meer?

Notable people named Meer include: Robine van der Meer and Jos van der Meer.

Is Meer a popular baby name in the United States?

Meer does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Meer is a distinctive choice, ranked #896 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Meer in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#896

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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Meer in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Meer

Robine van der Meer — Robine Tanya van der Meer is a Dutch actress and model.
Moritz Hohenbaum van der Meer — Moritz Hohenbaum van der Meer, also known as Mauritius Hohenbaum van der Meer, was a Swiss Benedictine historian.
Fatima Meer — Fatima Meer was a South African writer, academic, screenwriter, and prominent anti-apartheid activist.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Meer

UK babies named Meer (2025)

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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

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In a school of 600

↑ 596 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

Almost certainly the only Meer in the class

UK Popularity (1998–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Meer

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Robine van der Meerb. 1971

Robine Tanya van der Meer is a Dutch actress and model.

Moritz Hohenbaum van der MeerHistorical

Moritz Hohenbaum van der Meer, also known as Mauritius Hohenbaum van der Meer, was a Swiss Benedictine historian.

Fatima Meer

Fatima Meer was a South African writer, academic, screenwriter, and prominent anti-apartheid activist.

Jos van der Meer

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.

Dennis Van der Meer

Dennis Douglas Van der Meer was a South West African born, American tennis administrator, instructor and coach.