Recorded 1974–2017 Boys' name Peak 1988 197 births

Mayur — boys' name

197 babies named Mayur in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s621990s522000s462010s21

The verdict

197 boys have been named Mayur since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2017.

197
total births
1974–2017
years on record
1980s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Mayur was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

13 babies were named Mayur in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mayur

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Mayur between 1974 and 2017, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mayur currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mayur performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mayur shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mayur in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 197 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mayur at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

197

Since 1974

44 years of records

Peak year

1988

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1974

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2017

Mayur popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1974

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1988)
13
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
468101214 20172007200119961988198419781974 5

Mayur by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
62 births that decade — 31% of Mayur's all-time total
1970s161980s621990s522000s462010s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mayur?
197 babies have been named Mayur since 1974. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1988 with 13 births.
When was Mayur most popular?
Mayur was most popular in the 1980s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Mayur been used?
Mayur has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 44 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Mayur?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maynard, Mayson, Mayer, Mayo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.