Mayar

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 18 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
18
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1639
18 babies

Mayar by the numbers

In 2025, 18 babies in England and Wales were named Mayar. In the US, 69 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 73 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Mayar

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mayar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Mayan12 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Malakangel or king47 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Meyerbringer of light; a form of Meir84 in the US (2017)
  • Maherkindly or generous one15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maynardstrong; hardy; powerful20 in the US (2017)
  • Maayanspring of water16 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Mayar

Names that are said the same way as Mayar, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Mahirskilled or expert65 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maahirskilled; expert; proficient7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mayurpeacock6 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Mayar

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