Mayson
Mayson was the 1686th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 694th with 341 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 899 places. More babies were named Mayson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,686 boys, down 683 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 98boys
- Girls and boys
- 16% girls, 84% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012341 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,039babies recorded
Mayson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,688 | #1,686 | 41 | 98 |
| 2020 | #4,413 | #1,003 | 31 | 211 |
| 2010 | #3,793 | #862 | 41 | 244 |
| 2000 | #3,567 | #2,363 | 37 | 41 |
| 1990 | — | #6,911 | — | 7 |
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How popular is Mayson, counting every spelling?
Mayson is a spelling of Maison, a name family that ranked #768 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,686 for Mayson on its own. Together these spellings went to 322 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maison | 151 | #1,294 | 852 |
| Mayson | 98 | #1,686 | 774 |
| Maeson | 28 | #3,913 | 144 |
| Maisen | 11 | #7,488 | 76 |
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 Mayson?
98 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mayson (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mayson 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 85 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mayson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mayson?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Mayson are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 8 and 16. That makes Mayson a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Mayson by state
How common Mayson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.8×). In 26 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 Mayson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mayson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mayson
How popular is the name Mayson?
Mayson was the 1686th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 694th with 341 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 899 places. More babies were named Mayson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mayson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 16% girls, 84% boys given the name Mayson in the US.
Where is Mayson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mayson was most common in Mississippi (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Georgia.