Mayer
Mayer is a common German surname and less frequent as a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Mayer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mayer is a common German surname and less frequent as a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Mayer
Mayer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 92 Mayers were born — ranking #1,748 that year. As of 2026, Mayer ranks #1,841 for baby boys with 89 births, gradually rising (+15%). In total, more than 3K Mayers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Mayer
Mayer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Mayer's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,748. Use the chart and map above to compare Mayer's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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