Mayra
Mayra was the 2168th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 179th; the most babies were born in 1987 (1,512). Over the last ten years it has moved down 884 places. More babies were named Mayra in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Spanish
Say it MY-ruh /ˈmaɪrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,168 girls, down 592 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 86girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19871,512 babies
- Total since 1880
- 33,561babies recorded
What does the name Mayra mean?
Mayra is a Spanish given name, common in Mexico and Latin America, that Wiktionary lists without an etymology. It is often taken as a Spanish form of Myra, a name invented by the English poet Fulke Greville in the 16th century (possibly as an anagram of Mary), or as a form of Maira, but our sources do not document how Mayra itself arose. In the US it was most popular in the late 1980s and 1990s.
How sure is this? Uncertain. Our sources give no etymology for Mayra; the Myra link is a common assumption, not documented.
Related names: Myra, Maira, Maria.
See also: Spanish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mayra', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Myra', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Mayra', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Mayra popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 344 since 1978.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,168 | 86 |
| 2020 | #1,576 | 134 |
| 2010 | #870 | 307 |
| 2000 | #478 | 572 |
| 1990 | #195 | 1,503 |
| 1980 | #281 | 876 |
| 1970 | #802 | 173 |
| 1960 | #1,590 | 50 |
| 1950 | #5,096 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mayra, counting every spelling?
Mayra is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #995 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,168 for Mayra on its own. Together these spellings went to 241 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mayra?
86 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mayra (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mayra born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 98 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mayra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mayra?
About 32,300 people born in the US named Mayra are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 28 and 41. That makes Mayra mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mayra by state
How common Mayra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.9×), Texas (1.6×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mayra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mayra, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Mayra · Sibling names for Mayra
Questions about the name Mayra
What does Mayra mean?
The origin of Mayra is uncertain: Our sources give no etymology for Mayra; the Myra link is a common assumption, not documented.
How popular is the name Mayra?
Mayra was the 2168th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 179th; the most babies were born in 1987 (1,512). Over the last ten years it has moved down 884 places. More babies were named Mayra in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Mayra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mayra in the US.
Where is Mayra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mayra was most common in California (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Massachusetts.