Given name & surname
Mayar
“a large man”·“a farmer”·“one who is shining bright”
Mayar is a variant of Mayer. Interpretations include “a large man”, “a farmer”, and “one who is shining bright”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mayar is a variant of Mayer. Interpretations include “a large man”, “a farmer”, and “one who is shining bright”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mayar is a variant of Mayer. Mayer has been associated with Latin, German, and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mayar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 980
- 38 boys · 942 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 79 babies
- 2025
- 60
- #2,848 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 60 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,848 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 74 in 2015. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 742 as a first name in 2020; 269 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mayar’s family of names
Mayar has a related form in Mayer. In Arabic usage, Mayar has a related form in MAYYAR.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Mayar
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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