Masculine dossier · first seen 1912
Mayer
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2021
Peak births
92
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Mayer
How many people are named Mayer?
An estimated 2,234 living Americans are named Mayer.
How rare is Mayer?
Mayer is uncommon among babies today, with 83 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 9.8% from its 2021 peak.
How old is the typical Mayer?
The median age of a living American named Mayer is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 34 years old.
Is Mayer still popular?
Yes — Mayer is currently rising in popularity, with 83 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.5× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Mayer most common?
Mayer has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 13.2× more often than the national baseline.
1912Peak 20212025
Peak year
2021
Decline from peak
9.8%
2025
83
All-time
2,545
Where it lives now
Mayer is most concentrated in New York — about 13.2× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Mayer is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.