Mayson Boy
How popular is Mayson?
#1,677 boy name in 2025
98 baby boys were named Mayson in the US in 2025, making it the 1677th most popular boy name. Another 41 girls got the name (#3,644 for girls).
Mayson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,677 for boys (▼ 345 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 98 boys, 41 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #784 in 2015, #1,002 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (341 boys) |
| Highest rank | #693 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1990 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 87% boys, 13% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mayson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mason family of names ranked #42 for boys in 2025, with 6,677 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mason | 6,291 | 94% |
| Maison | 151 | 2% |
| Mayson | 98 | 1% |
| Masen | 44 | 1% |
| Masyn | 48 | 1% |
| Maisen | 11 | 0% |
| Masson | 9 | 0% |
| Maizen | 10 | 0% |
| Mayzen | 15 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mayson is most popular
Babies named Mayson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 0.2 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- Idaho: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 boys)
Mayson by decade
Boy names about as popular as Mayson
Questions
- Is Mayson a boy or girl name?
- Mayson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 87% of babies named Mayson were boys.
- How popular is the name Mayson?
- 98 baby boys were named Mayson in the US in 2025, making it the 1677th most popular boy name. Another 41 girls got the name (#3,644 for girls).
- When was Mayson most popular?
- Mayson peaked in 2012, when 341 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #693 in 2012.
- How many people are named Mayson?
- 6,039 babies have been named Mayson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,987 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Mayson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mayson was most common in Mississippi, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.