Mayson

Boy name

Mayson has been given to 6,039 babies in the U.S. since 1990. It peaked in 2012.

Meaning & origin

As a surname, Middle English May's son, personal name shortened from Matthew and many other origins. The modern given name is mostly a spelling variant of Mason.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

6,039

Peak year

2012 (385 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1990

10-year trend

▼ -59%

Gender split

20% girls / 80% boys

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