Meaning of the nameMayra
- Female
- Spanish origin
- May-ra
Mayra is a spelling of the name Maíra.
Meaning
The meaning of Mayra 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)
- 33,115
- Rank in Brazil
- #764
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 20,852
- people
Mayra in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mayra, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (11,015 people).
32,964 women 151 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 Mayra is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mayra in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 7,623 | 0.017% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,631 | 0.018% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,277 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 2,151 | 0.032% |
| Pará | 1,908 | 0.024% |
| Pernambuco | 1,788 | 0.020% |
| Ceará | 1,759 | 0.020% |
| Paraná | 1,468 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 1,055 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 933 | 0.029% |
| Alagoas | 910 | 0.029% |
| Amazonas | 889 | 0.023% |
| Goiás | 839 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 821 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 768 | 0.019% |
| Espírito Santo | 617 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 592 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso | 570 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 480 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 457 | 0.016% |
| Sergipe | 419 | 0.019% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 366 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 265 | 0.018% |
| Rondônia | 152 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 150 | 0.020% |
| Roraima | 137 | 0.022% |
| Acre | 90 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Mayra
It swaps the accented í for Y; Behind the Name describes it as a Hispanic variant of Myra, a name of uncertain origin, and the Dicionário lists it among the variants of Maira.
About the name Maíra
Wiktionary records Maíra as a female name of Brazilian use, a borrowing from Old Tupi Maíra, the name of a mythical prophet; the Old Tupi entry cites records by Thevet (1557–1558, 'Mahire') and Anchieta (1584) and Navarro's Old Tupi dictionary (2013). Behind the Name has a separate entry for Maira, the name of characters in Greek mythology, from Greek marmairo, 'to sparkle, to shine'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Mayra, Mahira and Myara among the spelling variants of Maira. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 52,120 people named Maíra, with a peak among those born in the 1990s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Other spellings of Maíra
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Maíra | 52,120 |
| Mayra | 33,115 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Mayra · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Myra · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maira · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Maíra (Old Tupi) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Maira · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maira · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Mayra
What does the name Mayra mean?
The meaning of Mayra 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 Mayra in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 33,115 people with the first name Mayra, which ranks it number 764 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Mayra a boy's or a girl's name?
Mayra is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 32,964 women and 151 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Mayra?
Mayra is a name of Spanish origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Mayra most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.032% of the state's population is named Mayra (2,151 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mayra?
Maíra. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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