Throughout the world, Меиер (Meyer 
, Meier , Meiyer 
) is quite a common unisex given name. The first name Меиер is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common principally female, but scarcely boy's name, Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Switzerland, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Israel, and France. Predominantly, Меиер is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Meier, Meyer | Germany, South Africa, France, United States, Switzerland |
| Meiyer | Germany, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, United States |
| Меиер | Russia |
Меиер is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Meier Helmbrecht , the hero of the poem of the same name, Meier Helmbrecht; Meyer Wolfshiem , the fictional character in The Great Gatsby; Meyer Wolfshiem , the operatic character in the opera The Great Gatsby and Meier , the operatic character in the opera Frühlingsluft.