Meaning of the nameMayumi
- Female
- Japanese origin
- Ma-yu-mi
Mayumi is a female name of Japanese origin, whose meaning depends on the kanji, such as 真 ('genuine') with 弓 ('bow') in 真弓.
Meaning
“depends on the kanji: 真 ('real, genuine') with 弓 ('bow'), or with 由 ('reason, cause') and 美 ('beautiful')”
Source: Behind the Name: Mayumi (1)
- People (2022)
- 1,494
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,285
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 852
- people
Mayumi in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mayumi, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (429 people).
1,476 women 0 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 Mayumi is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mayumi in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 760 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 170 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 80 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 52 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 47 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 43 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 40 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mayumi
Wiktionary lists Mayumi as a female name borrowed from Japanese まゆみ. According to Behind the Name, the name can be written 真弓, with 真 (ma, 'real, genuine') and 弓 (yumi, 'bow'), or 真由美, with 真, 由 (yu, 'reason, cause') and 美 (mi, 'beautiful'), among other combinations of kanji. For this reason the meaning varies with the writing. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,494 people named Mayumi, with a median age of 15; most of the records are of people born from 2000 to 2022, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Mayumi · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Mayumi (1) · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Mayumi
What does the name Mayumi mean?
Mayumi means “depends on the kanji: 真 ('real, genuine') with 弓 ('bow'), or with 由 ('reason, cause') and 美 ('beautiful')”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Mayumi in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,494 people with the first name Mayumi, which ranks it number 6,285 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Mayumi a boy's or a girl's name?
Mayumi is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,476 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Mayumi?
Mayumi is a name of Japanese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Mayumi most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.002% of the state's population is named Mayumi (760 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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