Is Mayer a boy or girl name?
Mayer is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 88 boys were named Mayer, so 12% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 2,521 US babies named Mayer were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,840
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,750
- Babies named Mayer since 1912
- 2,521
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 100 babies
Boys and girls named Mayer, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 120 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 106 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 133 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 198 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 276 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 383 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 596 | 21 | 3.4% |
| 2020s | 430 | 38 | 8.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88 | #1,840 | 12 | #8,750 |
| 2023 | 88 | #1,824 | 10 | #10,074 |
| 2022 | 81 | #1,930 | 5 | #16,876 |
| 2021 | 92 | #1,757 | 6 | #14,644 |
| 2020 | 81 | #1,841 | 5 | #16,676 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2,075 | 6 | #14,955 |
| 2018 | 75 | #1,969 | 5 | #17,301 |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,230 | 5 | #17,537 |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 57 | #2,311 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,321 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,472 | 5 | #18,619 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,465 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,535 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 48 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 52 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,114 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,529 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,511 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,903 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,496 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,198 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,264 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,158 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,336 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,588 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,411 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,735 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,912 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,110 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,647 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,413 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,413 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,414 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,792 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,407 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,774 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,636 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,783 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 26 | #2,072 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,908 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,982 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #3,021 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,863 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,669 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,584 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,756 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,670 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,226 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,371 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,490 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,847 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,830 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,156 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,256 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,779 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,798 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,616 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 17 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,951 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,818 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,591 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,754 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,098 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,486 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,282 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,565 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,201 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,552 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,833 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,794 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,800 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,424 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,782 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,347 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,022 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,316 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,110 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,587 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,154 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,780 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,378 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,722 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,652 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,746 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,703 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,032 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,591 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,391 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,135 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,782 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mayer reached #1,757 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #8,750 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mayer
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.