What does Mayes mean?

Mayes as a boys' name is of English origin. Possibly related to corn as in "maize", or to the month of May, or to the veneration of the Virgin Mary. Baseball player Willie Mays.

STARTS WITH Ma-

ASSOCIATED WITH corn (tree), virgin (pure)

Variations

VARIANT Mays

How popular is Mayes?

Mayes is a rare given name for men but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#1302 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Mayes is pronounced similarly to Mace, Mose▼ and Moss. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Amyes (see Amyas), Dawes, Eames, Fares, Gaynes, Hawes, Hayes▲, Jabes, James▼, Jaymes, Keyes, Maceo, Macey, Mads, Magee, Magnes, Magus, Mahesh, Maier, Majed, Majer, Maks, Malek, Manus, Marek, Mareo, Mars, Masos, Mateo▲, Mateus, Mats, Matyas, Maxey, Mayeer, Mayer, Mayhew, Mayne, Mayo, Mayor, Meyer▼, Miles▲, Moses▼, Moyses, Mozes, Myer, Myles▲, Oakes, Oates, Raynes, Reyes, Sayres and Yates. These names tend to be more frequently used than Mayes.