Meaning and history
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning “real, genuine” or 満 (ma) meaning “full,” combined with 優 (yu) meaning “excellence, superiority, gentleness” or 夕 (yu) meaning “evening”; the name may also be written with other kanji combinations.
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 5 births, rank #17,168
2007: 10 births, rank #10,818
2008: 8 births, rank #12,579
2009: 7 births, rank #13,704
20102010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: 10 births, rank #10,374
2012: 7 births, rank #13,483
2013: 6 births, rank #14,582
2014: 5 births, rank #16,513
20152015: 8 births, rank #11,835
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 7 births, rank #12,713
2018: 6 births, rank #13,793
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
20202020: 6 births, rank #13,453
2021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: 7 births, rank #12,243
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
20242024: 9 births, rank #10,271
In 2024, 9 babies were recorded with the name Mayu, ranking #10,271 among girls.