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The baby name Mayor is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmeɪ.ər/ (MAY-ər).

Mayor is English in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪ.ər/ (MAY-ər)

What is the meaning of the name Mayor ?

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.

Mayor has the following similar or variant Names

Mayor – Popularity by country

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:

United States
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AO
AR
AZ

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People also ask about Mayor

Mayor is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Mayor is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈmeɪ.ər/ (MAY-ər).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mayer, Meyer, Maier and Meier.
Across languages, Mayor has these equivalents: French: maire (word for mayor), Spanish: alcalde (word for mayor), Italian: sindaco (word for mayor), German: Bürgermeister / burgomaster (word/title for mayor).
Somewhat — Mayor ranked #904 in United States in 2021, placing it just outside the most common names.