The baby name Mayer is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmeɪər/ (MAY-er).
Mayer is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Mayer is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmeɪər/ (MAY-er).
Mayer is Hebrew in Origin.
Mayer blends Hebrew and German roots. As a Jewish given name, it corresponds to Meir (מֵאִיר), “one who illuminates” or “bringer of light,” and entered Yiddish as Meyer/Mayer. As a German surname and occasional first name, it comes from Middle High German meier, ultimately Latin maior “greater,” denoting a steward, bailiff, or farm administrator - a prominent medieval office. This dual etymology explains its presence across German-speaking lands and Ashkenazic communities.
Mayer appears both as a family name and a masculine given name; among notable bearers is financier Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812). The name traveled widely through Central and Eastern Europe and later to the United States, where it also fits the modern surname-as-first-name trend. Common variants include Meyer, Meier, Maier, and Mayr; the Hebrew form is Meir, with Yiddish Meyer. The overall sense evokes leadership and light.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| HU | 0 | #112 | 4 | 1,675 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #152 | 23 | 3,954 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #219 | 7 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #237 | 5 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #244 | 3 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #246 | 4 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #257 | 2 | 3,650 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| IL | 0 | #279 | 4 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2013 | #321 | 6 | 2,334 |
| PE | 0 | #323 | 7 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| BO | 0 | #369 | 13 | 6,868 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #377 | 10 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #387 | 14 | 6,387 | |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| France | Boys | 2014 | #415 | 3 | 2,861 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #431 | 12 | 2,180 |
| CL | 0 | #431 | 4 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| CO | 0 | #455 | 26 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #470 | 12 | 9,305 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #476 | 12 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #495 | 5 | 7,625 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #513 | 6 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #519 | 7 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #537 | 5 | 7,500 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #538 | 13 | 12,054 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #539 | 10 | 10,655 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #558 | 376 | 14,506 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #561 | 16 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #562 | 31 | 9,244 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #568 | 44 | 9,488 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #589 | 19 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #630 | 266 | 15,035 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #653 | 13 | 13,390 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #712 | 213 | 15,656 |
| SY | 0 | #717 | 12 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #740 | 368 | 16,140 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #798 | 32 | 13,765 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #799 | 8 | 18,755 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #804 | 156 | 14,742 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #805 | 88 | 7,044 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #826 | 13 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #831 | 21 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #867 | 15 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #905 | 12 | 8,487 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #912 | 24 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #916 | 28 | 14,861 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #923 | 30 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #949 | 34 | 16,355 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #965 | 19 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,118 | 11 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,142 | 35 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,166 | 13 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,171 | 13 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,434 | 13 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,441 | 31 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,594 | 21 | 28,008 |
Mayer is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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