Mayra
Mayra or Mäyrä is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Mayra Andrade, Cape Verdean singer who lives and records in Paris, France Mayra Conde, Guatemalan personal trainer and mixed martial artist Mayra Flores, American politician Mayra Gómez Kemp, movie star Mayra García, Mexican beach volleyball player Mayra Gil, Mexican basketball player Mayra González, Cuban rower Mayra…
- Spanish
- American
Meaning & Origin of Mayra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mayra or Mäyrä is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Mayra Andrade, Cape Verdean singer who lives and records in Paris, France Mayra Conde, Guatemalan personal trainer and mixed martial artist Mayra Flores, American politician Mayra Gómez Kemp, movie star Mayra García, Mexican beach volleyball player Mayra Gil, Mexican basketball player Mayra González, Cuban rower Mayra…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- American
The Story of Mayra
The earliest SSA record of Mayra as a baby girl name dates back to 1948, when 7 babies received it. 1987 was its biggest year on record, with 1,512 newborns named Mayra — #182 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Mayras. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,624 among baby girl names with 128 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 33K Mayras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mayra
Mayra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 33K births in the dataset. Mayra's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #179. Use the chart and map above to compare Mayra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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