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“Mayor; or, as a Dutch surname, a mower or reaper” — English and German/Dutch origin
Boy's name · #1898 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Mayer is near its high-water mark: it reached #1757 in 2021 and still ranked #1898 in 2025. About 2,500 boys have carried it since 1912. In New York and New Jersey it runs 4–10× its national rate. It is also an American family name — about 40,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 37 notable people named Mayer:
Business leaders appear 9.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Jewish German banker (1744–1812).
Similar names: Loki · Ahmari · Riggins · Massiah · Adair · Dior
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