Meir: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “one who gives light”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- may-EER · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Hebrew מֵאִיר (Me'ir) comes from the root or, 'light.' It is traditionally a masculine Jewish name; a variant transliteration is Meir or Meïr.
How popular is Meir?
Babies named Meir in 2024253
2024 rank#915 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18804,356
Meir is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Meir
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Meir questions
What does the name Meir mean?
Meir means "one who gives light". It comes from Hebrew. Hebrew מֵאִיר (Me'ir) comes from the root or, 'light.' It is traditionally a masculine Jewish name; a variant transliteration is Meir or Meïr.
Is Meir a boy or girl name?
Meir is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Meir?
253 US babies were named Meir in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Meir?
Meir is usually pronounced may-EER.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.