Girls' name · since 1948
Mayra
Mayra has 33,217 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #784 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,162 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,217
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mayra currently ranks #2162 among girls' names in America, with 33,217 babies recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Mayra recorded 33,217 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #2162 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #784 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,162 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 33,217 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayra ranks #784 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,162 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 33,217 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #784 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,162 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,217
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mayra's 33,217 recorded births place it above 98.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mayra compares
33,217 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mayra's all-time total is 88x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mayra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33,217 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,512 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mayra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mayra splits its recorded history at 1987: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 1,512 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mayra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 1,512
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Mayra popularity over time - boys
344 total births recorded since 1978 (Mayra as boys' name)
Mayra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11,146 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Mayra's strongest decade.
11,146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Mayra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 177
1950s
177 births
- 1960s 892
1960s
892 births
- 1970s 2,537
1970s
2,537 births
- 1980s
1980s
11,085 births
- 1990s
1990s
11,146 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,703 births
- 2010s 1,929
2010s
1,929 births
- 2020s 736
2020s
736 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11,146 births (34% of all-time use).
How Mayra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mayra's total volume
Mayra by state
Where Mayra concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15,199 | 45.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6,704 | 20.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,830 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,775 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 907 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 853 | 2.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 601 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Washington | | 418 | 1.3% |
15,199 of 33,217 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Mayra appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mayra's data
- Mayra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (11,146 total births); usage has since declined to 736 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mayras (15,199 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mayra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1948–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mayra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.