Meir is a distinctive choice, ranked #1406 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Meir in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1406
US Rank #948
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About the Name Meir
Meir has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 244 places in five years. It was most popular in 2022 at #1029 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Meir is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Meir in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #916, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Meir
Meir Yitzhak Halevi — Meir Yitzhak Halevi is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the New Hope party and as deputy Minister of Education.
Meir Litvak — Meir Litvak is the Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University.
Meir Katzenellenbogen — Meir ben Isaac Katzenellenbogen (also, Meir of Padua, or Maharam Padua, Hebrew: מאיר בן יצחק קצנלנבויגן) was a German rabbi born in Katzenelnbogen.
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 Meir
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Meir per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Meir in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Meir is declining: down 133 places since 2020, to #1,406 in 2025. It peaked at #1,029 in 2022.
Meir is more popular in the US (#916) than in the UK (#1517). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Meir include: Meir Yitzhak Halevi, Meir Litvak and Meir of Rothenburg. Short summaries for each appear below.
Meir ranks #916 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
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UK babies named Meir (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 133 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Meir
Almost certainly the only Meir in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Meir
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Meir Tobianski was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who was executed as a traitor on circumstantial evidence on the orders of Isser Be'eri, the first director of the IDF's intelligence branch.