Maysen
A gender-neutral variant of the name Mason, meaning "one who works with stone".
Name Census estimates that about 1,300 living Americans carry the first name Maysen. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 54.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Maysen today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maysen births was 2016 (78 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maysen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Maysen sits in rare territory as a truly gender-neutral name, given to boys and girls in near-equal numbers.
- • Maysen is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 13 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 263,657 Americans
Peak year
2016
78 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,865
Tracked since 1995
Census
Maysen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 951 people with the first name Maysen, which placed it at #12,880 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,880
National first-name rank
People counted
951
951 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
69.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maysen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maysen is White at 69.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.1%) and Black (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Maysen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Maysen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White69.7% · 663
- Hispanic or Latino11.1% · 106
- Black or African American9.3% · 88
- Two or more races7.3% · 69
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 11
Gender
Gender distribution for Maysen
Maysen is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,313 total registrations, 604 (46.0%) were male and 709 (54.0%) were female.
Maysen as a male name
- Ranked #7,539 in 2024
- 11 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2016 (52 births)
Maysen as a female name
- Ranked #2,865 in 2024
- 58 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (58 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Maysen on both sides of the split. Of the 948 people counted with this name, 422 were male (44.5%) and 526 were female (55.5%).
Popularity
Maysen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maysen from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 675 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Maysen remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maysen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Maysen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Maysens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Maysen, while Michigan, New York, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Maysen
The given name Maysen is believed to have originated from the Old English language, with roots tracing back to the 7th century. It is derived from the Old English word "maes," which means "meadow" or "field." This name was particularly popular among the Anglo-Saxon communities in what is now England.
One of the earliest known references to the name Maysen can be found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The entry, dated around 675 CE, mentions a person named Maysen who was a prominent landowner in the region of Mercia.
Throughout the medieval period, the name Maysen gained popularity among the nobility and landed gentry in England. One notable figure bearing this name was Maysen de Wyntour, a knight who fought alongside King Edward III during the Hundred Years' War in the 14th century.
During the Renaissance era, the name Maysen continued to be used, albeit less frequently. One notable example is Maysen Cavendish, an English explorer and navigator who accompanied Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation of the globe in the late 16th century.
In the 17th century, the name Maysen was borne by Maysen Cromwell, a distant relative of Oliver Cromwell, the famous English military and political leader. Maysen Cromwell was a prominent landowner and served as a member of the Parliament during the English Civil War.
Another historical figure with the name Maysen was Maysen Wordsworth, an English poet and writer who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. She was the sister of the famous Romantic poet William Wordsworth and was known for her contributions to the literary circles of the time.
While the name Maysen has its roots in Old English, it has evolved and taken on various spellings over the centuries, such as Mayson, Maysun, and Maysin. Despite its historical significance, the name has become relatively uncommon in modern times, although it continues to be used in some regions of the English-speaking world.
People
Maysen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maysen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Maysen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maysen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,300 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maysen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 263,657 US residents.
Is Maysen a common name?
We classify Maysen as "Rare". It ranks above 91.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,313 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maysen most popular?
The single biggest year for Maysen was 2016, when 78 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maysen is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Maysen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 951 people with the name Maysen, or 0.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,880 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Maysen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Maysen?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Maysen on both sides of the split. Of the 948 people counted with this name, 422 were male (44.5%) and 526 were female (55.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Maysen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maysen is White at 69.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.1%) and Black (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Maysen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Maysen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.7% (663 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Maysen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maysen a female name?
Yes, 54.0% of people registered as Maysen in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Maysen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maysen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Maysen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Maysen?
Want to know how many Americans are named Maysen? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.