Mayes vs Mayer

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

Name A

Mayes

Boy name · Rank #6842

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Name B

Mayer

Boy name · Rank #1835

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Metric Mayes Mayer
Current Rank #6842 #1835
Total Births (all years) 164 2,462
Peak Year 2020 2021
Peak Year Births 16 92
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Mayes Mayer
1910ss 5 54
1920ss 5 57
1930ss — 65
1940ss — 44
1950ss — 120
1960ss — 106
1970ss — 133
1980ss — 198
1990ss — 276
2000ss 10 383
2010ss 78 596
2020ss 66 430

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mayes Mayer
2014 11 57
2015 8 61
2016 6 67
2017 9 60
2018 5 75
2019 12 70
2020 16 81
2021 11 92
2022 15 81
2023 12 88
2024 12 88

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, 1914–2024.

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