Mayer vs Maynard

Side-by-side comparison of Mayer and Maynard - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Mayer

Boy name · Rank #1839

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Name B

Maynard

Boy name · Rank #8316

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Metric Mayer Maynard
Current Rank #1839 #8316
Total Births (all years) 2,545 14,918
Peak Year 2021 1922
Peak Year Births 92 398
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mayer Maynard
1880s - 69
1890s - 176
1900s - 316
1910s 54 2,267
1920s 57 3,649
1930s 65 3,096
1940s 44 2,092
1950s 120 1,305
1960s 106 672
1970s 133 416
1980s 198 254
1990s 276 181
2000s 383 192
2010s 596 158
2020s 513 75

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mayer Maynard
2014 57 19
2015 61 16
2016 67 6
2017 60 21
2018 75 19
2019 70 11
2020 81 17
2021 92 7
2022 81 25
2023 88 10
2024 88 9
2025 83 7

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–2025.

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