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Mayra and Mary side by side: Mayra peaked in 1987 and Mary in 1921; in 2025 they were given to 86 and 2,230 babies.

Mayra and Mary, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Mayra and Mary births by year20k40k60k80k18801900192019401960198020002025MaryMayra
Mayra and Mary births by year20k40k60k80k18801900192019401960198020002025MaryMayra
Mayra and Mary births by year20k40k60k80k1880190519301955198020052025MaryMayra
Mayra and Mary births by year20k40k60k80k1880193019802025MaryMayra

Girls and boys together; Mayra solid, Mary dashed.

Mayra and Mary compared
MayraMary
Births 2025862,230
Rank 2025#2,168 among girls’ names#125 among girls’ names
Recorded since 188033,5614,156,654
Peak year19871921
Girls99%99.6%
Alive, estimated32,6001.67 million
Median age3570

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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