NameTides

Maira

Maira was the #2,751 girls' name in the US in 2025 (62 babies), and #526 in England & Wales and #1,141 in Canada.

Maira as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Maira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Maira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,751 (62)#526 (76)#780 (3)—#1,141 (23)
2024#2,749 (62)#358 (123)——#794 (37)
2023#2,704 (64)#414 (99)#749 (3)—#1,014 (25)
2022#2,720 (63)#613 (62)——#927 (28)
2021#2,533 (69)#517 (79)#652 (4)—#1,185 (21)
2020#3,091 (51)#624 (61)#636 (4)#700 (4)#1,557 (14)
2019#3,002 (54)#601 (66)——#1,683 (13)
2018#2,419 (74)#536 (78)——#1,639 (13)
2017#2,635 (66)#514 (83)#501 (6)#873 (3)#1,179 (21)
2016#3,100 (53)#468 (93)#798 (3)—#1,463 (16)
2015#2,619 (68)#564 (77)#653 (4)—#1,080 (23)
2014#3,005 (56)#597 (69)#681 (4)—#1,395 (17)
2013#3,005 (55)#699 (57)—#894 (3)#1,255 (19)
2012#2,679 (66)#580 (73)——#1,297 (19)
2011#2,614 (68)#610 (66)#674 (4)#937 (3)#1,198 (20)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1992 at #731.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1944.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Maira is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 27,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 29,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Maira by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Maira (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#52724

Maira (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MairaCanadaGirls#1,14123
MairaEngland & WalesGirls#52676
MairaIrelandGirls—too few
MairaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MairaScotlandGirls#7803
MairaUSGirls#2,75162
MairaUSBoys—too few