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Mayer
OriginGerman surname or Hebrew
Meaning"landlord, farmer; bringer of light"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#10615
Boys#1898
10% girls · 90% boys
About Mayer
More common -- when it was common -- with the Meyer spelling.
Mayer is also given to girls, where it ranks #10615 in the US.
Pronounced MAY-er.
As of October 2026, Mayer ranked #10615 for girls and #1898 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #8750 for girls in 2024 and #1757 for boys in 2021.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,311 | 57 | 29.7 |
| 2015 | #2,221 | 61 | 31.8 |
| 2016 | #2,104 | 67 | 35.3 |
| 2017 | #2,230 | 60 | 32.4 |
| 2018 | #1,969 | 75 | 41.3 |
| 2019 | #2,075 | 70 | 39 |
| 2020 | #1,841 | 81 | 46.9 |
| 2021 | #1,757 | 92 | 52.6 |
| 2022 | #1,930 | 81 | 46.4 |
| 2023 | #1,824 | 88 | 51.4 |
| 2024 | #1,840 | 88 | 51.1 |
| 2025 | #1,898 | 83 | 48.6 |
World rankings
Mayer for boys
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Famous Mayers
- Mayer Hawthorne (born Andrew Mayer Cohen)Boy
American musician
- Mayer Amschel RothschildBoy
German founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty
- Mayer Amschel de RothschildBoy
English financier; grandson of Mayer Rothschild
- Mayer Alphonse James RothschildBoy
French financier
- Isaac Mayer WiseBoy
American Reform rabbi
- John MayerBoy
American musician
Mayer in pop culture
- Oscar MayerBoy
American meat company
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