Declining since 2016, #10,107 for girls today.
Popularity of Mayrani since 2001
Babies named Mayrani per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 75 |
| 2010s | 121 |
| 2020s | 57 |
Meaning & origin
Mayrani is a modern American coinage that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2001. It reached its highest popularity in 2016, when it ranked 10,107, with about 1 in every 178,585 newborn girls receiving the name that year. Since then, its usage has declined, reflecting a falling trajectory that follows the typical arc of many trendy invented names. The name is almost exclusively given to girls and has no established meaning or etymology, though its construction echoes the popular 'May-' prefix seen in names like Maya and the melodic '-rani' suffix found in names such as Rani. As a twenty-first-century creation, Mayrani represents the broader American tendency toward unique, phonetically pleasing feminine names that depart from traditional naming conventions.
Mayrani is a recent coinage, first recorded in the United States in 2001. It appears to be a modern invented name, likely formed by combining the popular element 'May-' (as in May or Maya) with the fashionable suffix '-rani' (possibly influenced by names like Rani or Tani). Its rise in the 2010s reflects broader trends of creative, euphonious feminine names in American naming culture.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: May, Rani, Maya
Variants: Mairani, Meyrani
Sibling names for Mayrani
Names that share Mayrani's style, for a brother or sister.
