Mayur

A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning peacock.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Mayur by the numbers

Mayur was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 13 babies in 1988, making it a 1980s name.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Mayera form of Meir; one who shines or brings light64 in the US (2017)
  • Mayar18 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Majur6 in the US (2017)
  • Majorgreater; military rank used as given name1,042 in the US (2017)
  • Maurodark-skinned, Moorish96 in the US (2017)
  • Meyerbringer of light; a form of Meir84 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Mayur

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

  • Mahirskilled or expert65 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maherkindly or generous one15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maahirskilled; expert; proficient7 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a bird

Like Mayur, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
  • Jonahdove2,523 in the US (2017)
  • Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
  • Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
  • Corbinraven; from corvus1,434 in the US (2017)
  • Jaya form of names beginning with J; also the bird856 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Mayur

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