How popular is the name Mayra?

Mayra ranks 696th among girls' names in US records, with 33,558 births since 1948. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,487.

Is Mayra a unisex name?

No. Mayra is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1987, when 1,512 children were given the name. It has been in use for 77 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#696 of girl names

Pronounced M EY1 R AA1 (ARPABET)

Mayra is a girls' name, and first appears in 1948. It has been given to 33,558 children — the 696th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 52% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1987, when 1,512 children were given it.

1987Girls: 1,512Boys: 36

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Mayra?: Mayra ranks 696th among girls' names in US records, with 33,558 births since 1948. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,487.
Is Mayra a unisex name?: No. Mayra is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Mayra most popular?: 1987, when 1,512 children were given the name. It has been in use for 77 years and is still recorded as of 2024.