The baby name Mayor is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmeɪ.ər/ (MAY-ər).
Mayor is English in Origin.
The baby name Mayor is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmeɪ.ər/ (MAY-ər).
Mayor is English in Origin.
From Latin maior ‘greater’ via Old French maire, Mayor entered Middle English as the town leader’s title. The word later yielded a surname for officeholders and officials. As a given name, Mayor appears in the late twentieth century in English-speaking countries, echoing the rise of occupational and honorific names such as Major, Judge, and Bishop.
Meaning centers on leadership and authority, with the Latin root conveying ‘greater’ or ‘elder’. In Spanish, mayor means ‘older’ or ‘greatest’, reinforcing that sense and functioning as a surname. Variants and related forms include Major and Mair; cognates are French Maire and Portuguese Maior. Similar-sounding spellings Mayer and Meyer, and the Hebrew Meir (often Anglicized as Mayer), are etymologically distinct yet phonetically close and sometimes used as alternatives. Predominantly masculine but increasingly unisex, Mayor carries crisp, modern gravity.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KH | Boys | 0 | #9 | 1 | 270 |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 1,400 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| NG | 0 | #237 | 28 | 5,926 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #325 | 21 | 8,138 |
| GT | 0 | #332 | 7 | 5,948 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #367 | 17 | 11,440 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| EG | 0 | #409 | 4 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #461 | 755 | 16,906 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #492 | 8 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #501 | 5 | 9,305 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| LY | 0 | #551 | 9 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #568 | 8 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #656 | 10 | 13,390 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #727 | 60 | 15,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #858 | 29 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #901 | 20 | 15,656 |
| United States | Boys | 2021 | #904 | 7 | 7,214 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #915 | 16 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #945 | 15 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #963 | 20 | 16,355 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,067 | 26 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,070 | 109 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,084 | 28 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,105 | 24 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,457 | 15 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,590 | 25 | 28,008 |
Mayor is popular in 59 countries — most recent births per country:
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