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Mayer

/ˈmeɪɚ/ · 97% boys · 92 born in 2025

Mayer has been given to about 2,613 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈmeɪɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,337
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mayer per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 100
  • Born in 202592
  • All time2,613

How popular is Mayer?

Its best year was 2024, when 100 babies were given the name, ranking 1848th. The typical living American called Mayer is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Mayer

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Meyer0.78
  2. Sawyer0.75
  3. Tayler0.75
  4. Baker0.70
  5. Tanner0.68
  6. Javier0.67
  7. Jagger0.68
  8. Zavier0.67

Middle names for Mayer

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mayer Thomas0.74
  2. Mayer James0.74
  3. Mayer Cole0.73
  4. Mayer Miles0.59
  5. Mayer Wilder0.56
  6. Mayer Paul0.55

Sibling names for Mayer

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.94
  2. Romysister · 0.94
  3. Jahmirbrother · 0.94
  4. Zamirbrother · 0.93
  5. Jasielbrother · 0.93
  6. Andiesister · 0.93

Where Mayer is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.02%
  2. New Jersey0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mayer Anderson0.73
  2. Mayer Allen0.73
  3. Mayer Adams0.73
  4. Mayer Evans0.70
  5. Mayer Edwards0.70
  6. Mayer Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mayer

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mayer across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.