Boy or Girl

Is Mayson a boy or girl name?

Mayson is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 144 boys were named Mayson, so 14.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 19.5% of the 5,894 US babies named Mayson were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#1,332
Girl rank, 2024
#5,231
Babies named Mayson since 1990
5,894
Most popular year
2012
385 babies
Babies named Mayson each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Mayson from 1990 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.010020030040020002020

Boys and girls named Mayson, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1990s18615245%
2000s93247433.7%
2010s2,74439112.5%
2020s88313213%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024144#1,33225#5,231
2023146#1,31222#5,667
2022164#1,21232#4,432
2021219#1,00122#5,687
2020210#1,00531#4,408
2019219#97739#3,828
2018259#85332#4,419
2017256#85336#4,124
2016269#84124#5,553
2015297#78744#3,573
2014302#77442#3,695
2013287#78544#3,552
2012341#69444#3,622
2011270#81345#3,537
2010244#86241#3,792
2009154#1,17935#4,339
2008157#1,15941#3,909
2007127#1,33656#3,112
200686#1,66256#3,043
200586#1,60262#2,721
200479#1,64744#3,425
200376#1,65347#3,166
200265#1,78254#2,809
200161#1,83442#3,290
200041#2,36337#3,567
199939#2,32526#4,408
199827#2,98830#3,889
199718#3,83124#4,467
199624#3,07722#4,692
199515#4,20138#3,061
199412#5,00812#7,428
199320#3,3270–
199217#3,6930–
19917#7,0190–
19907#6,9110–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Mayson reached #694 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #2,721 in 2005. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Mayson

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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.