girls' name ★ peaked 1987

Mayra

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,168 Trend ↓ Falling 16%
Rank 2025
#2,168
among girls · ↓585 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
86
named Mayra · -35% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,689
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1987
1,548 babies
All-time total
33,561
#784 all-time among girls
First recorded
1948
in Social Security records

Mayra popularity over time

33,561 babies have been named Mayra since 1948, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 12 – 12 1 – #4,487
1950s 177 – 177 18 +1375% #1,750
1960s 892 – 892 89 +404% #869
1970s 2,537 5 2,542 254 +185% #377
1980s 11,085 223 11,308 1,131 +345% #179
1990s 11,146 116 11,262 1,126 0% #195
2000s 4,703 – 4,703 470 -58% #478
2010s 1,929 – 1,929 193 -59% #870
2020s (to 2025) 736 – 736 123 -36% #1,576

Where Mayra is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 83 0.05 outside top 500
2027 80 0.05 outside top 500
2028 78 0.05 outside top 500
2029 77 0.05 outside top 500
2030 75 0.05 outside top 500

Where Mayra is most popular

Girls named Mayra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.074 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Mayra born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 121 0.144 +94%
Texas 95 0.118 +59%
Massachusetts 14 0.116 +56%
Illinois 19 0.083 +12%
Florida 31 0.072 ≈ national
North Carolina 15 0.066 -11%
Tennessee 10 0.063 -15%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -18%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -25%
New York 18 0.045 -39%
Arizona 5 0.036 -52%
Washington 5 0.035 -53%
Georgia 5 0.022 -70%
Ohio 5 0.021 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mayra

Mayra is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,168 in 2025 with 86 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1948, 33,561 American babies have been named Mayra. Its peak came in 1987, when 1,548 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mayra stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mayra?

The median living Mayra is about 34 years old; half are between 27 and 40. An estimated 33 thousand people named Mayra are alive in the United States today.

median 34 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mayra year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 86 #2,168 – –
2024 133 #1,583 – –
2023 119 #1,734 – –
2022 135 #1,582 – –
2021 129 #1,627 – –
2020 134 #1,576 – –
2019 139 #1,557 – –
2018 145 #1,509 – –
2017 161 #1,421 – –
2016 182 #1,318 – –
2015 189 #1,284 – –
2014 163 #1,408 – –
2013 189 #1,263 – –
2012 207 #1,192 – –
2011 247 #1,015 – –
2010 307 #870 – –
2009 327 #853 – –
2008 382 #769 – –
2007 414 #707 – –
2006 437 #661 – –
2005 443 #632 – –
2004 465 #602 – –
2003 541 #522 – –
2002 551 #502 – –
2001 571 #489 – –
2000 572 #478 – –
1995 1,021 #269 8 #6,774
1990 1,503 #195 28 #2,469
1985 1,166 #225 18 #2,788
1980 876 #281 12 #3,544
1975 260 #610 – –
1970 173 #802 – –
1965 80 #1,206 – –
1960 50 #1,590 – –
1955 11 #3,715 – –
1950 6 #5,096 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Mayra

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mayra Andrade Mayra Andrade Cape Verdean singer (born 1985) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mayra Aguiar Mayra Aguiar Brazilian judoka (born 1991) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mayra, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mayra?

The median living Mayra is about 34 years old. Half of all living Mayras are between 27 and 40 years old.

How many people named Mayra are alive today?

An estimated 33 thousand people named Mayra are alive in the United States, based on 33,561 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mayra in 2025?

Mayra ranked #2,168 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 86 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mayra?

33,561 babies have been named Mayra in the United States since 1948, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mayra most popular?

Mayra peaked in 1987, when 1,548 newborns received the name.

Is Mayra a boy or girl name?

Mayra is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mayra rising or falling?

Mayra is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mayra become more popular?

Mayra is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 75 girls named Mayra in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mayra?

Well-known people named Mayra include Mayra Andrade (singer), Mayra Aguiar (athlete).

Names like Mayra

Names that sound and feel close to Mayra: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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