Mayer
Mayer was the 1898th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1757th with 92 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 323 places. More babies were named Mayer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,898 boys, down 56 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 83boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202192 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,613babies recorded
Mayer popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,615 | #1,898 | 9 | 83 |
| 2020 | #16,687 | #1,842 | 5 | 81 |
| 2010 | — | #2,536 | — | 49 |
| 2000 | — | #3,264 | — | 26 |
| 1990 | — | #2,413 | — | 29 |
| 1980 | — | #6,908 | — | 5 |
| 1970 | — | #2,371 | — | 16 |
| 1960 | — | #1,802 | — | 21 |
| 1950 | — | #3,565 | — | 6 |
| 1940 | — | #2,794 | — | 8 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #3,703 | — | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Mayer, counting every spelling?
Mayer is the most common spelling of a name family that had 83 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 83 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayer | 83 | #1,898 | 432 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mayer?
83 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mayer (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mayer born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 101 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mayer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mayer?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Mayer are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 7 and 34. That makes Mayer mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mayer by state
How common Mayer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (11.3×), New Jersey (4.8×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mayer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mayer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mayer
How popular is the name Mayer?
Mayer was the 1898th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1757th with 92 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 323 places. More babies were named Mayer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mayer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Mayer in the US.
Where is Mayer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mayer was most common in New York (0.56 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Texas.