Is Mayra a boy or girl name?
Mayra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 133 girls and 0 boys were named Mayra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99% of the 33,475 US babies named Mayra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,581
- Babies named Mayra since 1948
- 33,475
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 1,548 babies
Boys and girls named Mayra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 177 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 892 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 2,537 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 223 | 11,085 | 98% |
| 1990s | 117 | 11,145 | 99% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,703 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,929 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 650 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,581 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,732 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,580 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,627 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,575 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,556 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,509 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,420 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,316 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,284 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,263 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,192 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,015 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 307 | #870 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 327 | #853 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 382 | #769 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 414 | #707 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 437 | #661 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 443 | #632 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 465 | #602 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 541 | #522 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 551 | #502 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 571 | #489 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 572 | #478 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 664 | #418 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 797 | #361 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 788 | #352 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,329 | 893 | #316 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,238 | 1,020 | #269 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,850 | 1,246 | #229 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,158 | 1,337 | #214 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,692 | 1,437 | #200 |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,960 | 1,460 | #205 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,469 | 1,503 | #195 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,187 | 1,455 | #191 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,820 | 1,434 | #192 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,822 | 1,512 | #182 |
| 1986 | 41 | #1,610 | 1,501 | #179 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,788 | 1,167 | #225 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,409 | 1,127 | #227 |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,469 | 858 | #274 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,615 | 549 | #414 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,767 | 606 | #379 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,543 | 876 | #281 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 595 | #377 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,439 | 403 | #483 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 211 | #731 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 217 | #684 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 260 | #610 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 197 | #728 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 164 | #800 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 154 | #846 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 163 | #845 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 173 | #802 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 145 | #870 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 126 | #924 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 115 | #949 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,061 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,206 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,208 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,214 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,550 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,458 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,590 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,750 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,809 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,767 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,591 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,715 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,992 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,883 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,128 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,226 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,096 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,486 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mayra reached #1,610 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #179 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mayra
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.