Mayer is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Mayer is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,898 among boys (83) and #10,615 among girls (9) — overall #3,760 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92 | 92 | #10,615 | #1,898 |
| 2024 | 100 | 100 | #8,775 | #1,848 |
| 2023 | 98 | 98 | #10,088 | #1,824 |
| 2022 | 86 | 86 | #16,890 | #1,932 |
| 2021 | 98 | 98 | #14,651 | #1,757 |
| 2020 | 86 | 86 | #16,687 | #1,842 |
| 2019 | 76 | 76 | #14,959 | #2,075 |
| 2018 | 80 | 80 | #17,308 | #1,970 |
| 2017 | 65 | 65 | #17,543 | #2,230 |
| 2016 | 67 | 67 | — | #2,104 |
| 2015 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,221 |
| 2014 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,312 |
| 2013 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,321 |
| 2012 | 56 | 56 | #18,624 | #2,472 |
| 2011 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,465 |
| 2010 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,536 |
| 2009 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,612 |
| 2008 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,452 |
| 2007 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,115 |
| 2006 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,529 |
| 2005 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,596 |
| 2004 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,511 |
| 2003 | 34 | 34 | — | #2,903 |
| 2002 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,496 |
| 2001 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,198 |
| 2000 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,264 |
| 1999 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,158 |
| 1998 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,336 |
| 1997 | 31 | — | — | #2,589 |
| 1996 | 33 | — | — | #2,411 |
| 1995 | 27 | — | — | #2,735 |
| 1994 | 25 | — | — | #2,912 |
| 1993 | 22 | — | — | #3,110 |
| 1992 | 27 | — | — | #2,647 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | — | #3,413 |
| 1990 | 29 | — | — | #2,413 |
| 1989 | 23 | — | — | #2,752 |
| 1988 | 25 | — | — | #2,414 |
| 1987 | 19 | — | — | #2,792 |
| 1986 | 26 | — | — | #2,200 |
| 1985 | 22 | — | — | #2,406 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | — | #2,774 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | — | #2,636 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | — | #2,783 |
| 1981 | 26 | — | — | #2,072 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,908 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | — | #3,981 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | — | #3,021 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | — | #2,864 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | — | #2,670 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | — | #3,584 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | — | #2,756 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | — | #2,670 |
| 1972 | 17 | — | — | #2,302 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #4,226 |
| 1970 | 16 | — | — | #2,371 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | — | #3,490 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | — | #2,847 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | — | #3,829 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | — | #3,156 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | — | #4,256 |
| 1964 | 10 | — | — | #2,780 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | — | #2,797 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | — | #2,617 |
| 1961 | 17 | — | — | #2,046 |
| 1960 | 21 | — | — | #1,802 |
| 1959 | 18 | — | — | #1,951 |
| 1958 | 20 | — | — | #1,819 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | — | #2,160 |
| 1956 | 11 | — | — | #2,590 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | — | #3,754 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | — | #3,098 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | — | #2,486 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | — | #3,282 |
| 1951 | 18 | — | — | #1,812 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | — | #3,565 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | — | #3,201 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | — | #3,552 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | — | #2,833 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | — | #2,880 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | — | #3,115 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,794 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,800 |
| 1937 | 10 | — | — | #2,424 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | — | #2,783 |
| 1935 | 11 | — | — | #2,347 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #4,022 |
| 1933 | 11 | — | — | #2,316 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #4,111 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | — | #2,587 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | — | #3,154 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | — | #2,780 |
| 1926 | 13 | — | — | #2,378 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,722 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | — | #4,652 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,746 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,703 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | — | #3,032 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,591 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | — | #2,876 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,391 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | — | #2,399 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #3,135 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,782 |