Is Myer a boy or girl name?

Myer is a boy’s name. Of the 1,119 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.1% were girls and 95.9% were boys.

Myer

Recorded 1893–2025 · United States

Myer was most popular in 1918, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,949 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,270, with 34 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,119 people named Myer.

Myer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Myer’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Myer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Myer is a boy’s name — 4.1% of the 1,119 Americans given it were girls and 95.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 15% girls and 85% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Myer

Where Myer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org