Given name & surname
Mayson
“a stoneworker”·“one who works with stone”
In English use, Mayson has a related form in Mason. Interpretations include “a stoneworker” (English) and “one who works with stone” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Mayson has a related form in Mason. Interpretations include “a stoneworker” (English) and “one who works with stone” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Mayson has a related form in Mason. An origin associated with Mason is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Mayson has a related form in Mason. The history of Mason gives this family its wider story. Mason’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Mayson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,039
- 4,848 boys · 1,191 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 385 babies
- 2025
- 139
- #1,686 for boys · #3,688 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 87% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 98 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,686 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 341 in 2012. It also appeared in 41 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, New York and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,254 as a first name in 2020; 551 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mayson’s family of names
In English usage, Mayson has a related form in Mason.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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