Boy’s name · English

Mayson

How to say it: MAY-sun · /ˈmeɪsən/

Variant spelling of Mason; English occupational surname meaning 'stone worker'.

Mayson was the 43rd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 98 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 62% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #103 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#43for boys in 2025
1 in 511US babies
98born in 2025
#103projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
1 in 22chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Mayson
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#43
Babies born in 202598
Share of births1 in 511
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−62%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#103
In France, 2025#447 among boys’ names, 55 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Mayson is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 146 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Mayson also love

Nicknames

  • May

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Mayson is about 1 in 22.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #447 for boys in 2025.

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