Mayo
Mayo is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Mayo Doko , Japanese women's footballer Mayo Kawasaki, Japanese actor Mayo Hibi, Japanese tennis player Mayo Itoyama , Japanese synchronized swimmer Mayo Methot (1904–1951), American actress, third wife of Humphrey Bogart Mayo Okamoto, Japanese singer-songwriter Mayo Smith (1915–1977), American baseball player and manager Mayo Suzukaze,…
Meaning & Origin of Mayo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mayo is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Mayo Doko , Japanese women's footballer Mayo Kawasaki, Japanese actor Mayo Hibi, Japanese tennis player Mayo Itoyama , Japanese synchronized swimmer Mayo Methot (1904–1951), American actress, third wife of Humphrey Bogart Mayo Okamoto, Japanese singer-songwriter Mayo Smith (1915–1977), American baseball player and manager Mayo Suzukaze,…
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The Story of Mayo
As a girl name
Mayo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1902, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 16 Mayos were born — ranking #2,282 that year. As of 2026, Mayo ranks #12,360 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 256 Mayos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mayo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1893, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 41 Mayos were born — ranking #980 that year. As of 2026, Mayo ranks #11,471 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Mayos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mayo
Mayo is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Mayo's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #980. Use the chart and map above to compare Mayo'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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