Mayur
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Mayur is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mayur mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Mayur a girl's or a boy's name?
Mayur is a boys' name.
How popular is Mayur in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mayur in the UK since 1996 were born between 1996 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Mayur in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
Names like Mayur
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Manveer Ravi Manraj Raja Madhav Rajveer Shivam Ranveer Rishi Vikram Pranav Ajay
Names related to Mayur
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mayur: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mayur, updated 20 October 2026.