Mer
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Mer by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Mer.
What we can tell you about Mer
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mer. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Meirone who shines; the bright one167 in the US (2017)
- Mirpeace or world39 in England and Wales (2025)
- Meerprince or emir35 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mertbright fame; a form of merton13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Myerone who brings light; a form of Meyer25 in the US (2017)
- Mardrop of water; sea8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Mer
Names that are said the same way as Mer, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Meyerbringer of light; a form of Meir84 in the US (2017)