Meaning of the nameMayla
- Female
- May-la
Mayla is a spelling of the name Maila.
Meaning
The meaning of Mayla is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 7,234
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,122
- Median age
- 10 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,591
- people
Mayla in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mayla, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (2,096 people).
7,201 women 33 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Mayla is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mayla in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,165 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 847 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 630 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 531 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 518 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 421 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 324 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 305 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 297 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 236 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 230 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 209 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 185 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 164 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 153 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 144 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 136 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 101 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 97 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 92 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 85 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 83 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 80 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 79 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 47 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 42 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 33 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Mayla
Replaces the I with Y and is the most common spelling in the group. It has grown in recent decades: the largest group is that of people born from 2020 to 2022.
About the name Maila
Maila is a female given name in Finnish, where Wiktionary gives it as a child form of Maria and Behind the Name as a pet form of Maria, and in Estonian, where Wiktionary gives it as derived from Maria or Maarja. The origin of the spelling in Brazil is uncertain, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Mayla among the spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,014 people named Maila and 7,234 named Mayla, almost all women. Proportionally, both are most common in Pará.
Other spellings of Maila
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Mayla | 7,234 |
| Maila | 6,014 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Maila · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Maila · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Mayla
What does the name Mayla mean?
The meaning of Mayla is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Mayla in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,234 people with the first name Mayla, which ranks it number 2,122 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Mayla a boy's or a girl's name?
Mayla is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,201 women and 33 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Mayla most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.010% of the state's population is named Mayla (847 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mayla?
Maila. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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