Mayson
Mayson is a surname. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Mayson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mayson is a surname. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Mayson
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Mayson as a girl name dates back to 1994, when 12 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 62 newborns named Mayson — #2,704 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Mayson on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mayson ranks #5,312 for girls with 24 births, falling sharply (-21%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Mayson on the record books as a boy name in 1990, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 341 Maysons were born — ranking #693 that year. About 55% of every Mayson on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mayson ranks #1,488 for boys with 121 births, falling sharply (-39%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Mayson
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mayson. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Mayson
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About the name Mayson
Mayson is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Mayson's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #693. Use the chart and map above to compare Mayson'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.