Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Mayre isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mayre through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 117
- 0 boys · 117 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 221 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mayre’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Mayre, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mamie
Mamie is connected with Margaret and Mary in English naming traditions.
>99% girls
Maybelle
“one who is lovable”
>99% girls
Maebelle
>99% girls
Magdalen
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
May
“gift of God” · “a gift from God”
>99% girls
Mallie
“one who is sweet and gentle” · “star of the sea”
>99% girls
Grayce
Grayce is a variant of Grace. As a name, Grace carries the word’s association with divine favour. Grace’s meaning comes from a vocabulary word rather than a compound of older personal names.
>99% girls
Madaline
>99% girls