Is Mayo a boy or girl name?

Mayo is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,492 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.2% were girls and 82.8% were boys.

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Mayo

Recorded 1893–2005 · United States

Mayo was most popular in 1921, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,903 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,492 people named Mayo.

Mayo over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mayo’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mayo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mayo is mostly a boy’s name — 17.2% of the 1,492 Americans given it were girls and 82.8% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org