Mayra is a distinctive choice, ranked #1639 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mayra in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1639
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About the Name Mayra
Mayra is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 914 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1081 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2004.
Mayra is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mayra in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Mayra
Mayra Andrade — Mayra Andrade is a Cape Verdean singer who lives and records in Lisbon, Portugal.
Mayra Dias Gomes — Mayra Dias Gomes is a Brazilian author, reporter, media personality, model, and professional wrestling personality.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mayra
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Mayra per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mayra in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mayra is rising: up 403 places since 2020, to #1,639 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,081 in 2022.
Mayra is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mayra include: Mayra Andrade, Mayra Dias Gomes and Mayra González (athlete). Short summaries for each appear below.
Mayra does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mayras in the wild.
18
UK babies named Mayra (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 403 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mayra
Almost certainly the only Mayra in the class
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UK Popularity (2004–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mayra
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mayra Yaratzeth Huerta Hernández is a retired beach volleyball player from Mexico who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, partnering with Laura Almaral.
Mayra Lissette Conde is a professional Personal Trainer and mixed martial artist, who has also competed in bodybuilding, kickboxing and brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Mayra Tatiana Ramírez Ramírez is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Colombia national team.