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Ada vs Mayra

Ada and Mayracompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Ada was ranked #40 and Mayra #1128 among girls in England and Wales.

Ada and Mayra over time

Ada and Mayra appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Ada held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mayra in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ada #36 in 2022, Mayra #1081 in 2022.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 20042024

    Ada held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Mayra in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Ada #36 in 2022, Mayra #1081 in 2022.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ada #40, Mayra #1128.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ada, Mayra
FieldAdaMayra
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA short form of Germanic names beginning with 'adal' meaning 'noble', such as Adelaide or Adelina. Notably borne by Ada Lovelace, who assisted Charles Babbage with early computer development.Not yet recorded
OriginGermanicNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈeɪ.də/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #18 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1128 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Mayra does not have one recorded yet.
  • Ada and Mayra both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Ada; Mayra doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Ada

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #229 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Mayra

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2004

    First recorded at #4598 among girls in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2004–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1081 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2004–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1128 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls