NameTides

Mairead

Mairead was the #4,265 girls' name in the US in 2025 (33 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales.

Mairead as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Mairead as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Mairead as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#4,265 (33)#3,705 (6)#359 (9)———
2024#6,167 (19)#3,696 (6)#431 (7)———
2023#3,984 (37)#4,710 (4)#395 (8)———
2022#5,638 (22)#3,149 (7)#760 (3)#305 (5)——
2021#4,607 (29)#3,192 (7)#652 (4)———
2020#4,880 (26)#3,899 (5)#313 (11)#281 (5)——
2019#5,163 (25)#3,541 (6)#765 (3)———
2018#5,152 (25)—#449 (7)#361 (4)——
2017#4,147 (35)#2,502 (10)#808 (3)#432 (3)#471 (8)—
2016#5,284 (25)#2,367 (11)#502 (6)—#515 (7)—
2015#5,458 (24)#3,252 (7)#806 (3)#426 (3)#345 (14)—
2014#5,310 (25)#2,659 (9)#802 (3)#314 (5)#336 (14)—
2013#4,543 (31)#4,739 (4)#564 (5)#370 (4)#315 (15)—
2012#4,601 (31)#4,171 (5)#426 (8)#383 (4)#414 (11)—
2011#4,915 (28)#3,185 (7)#674 (4)#311 (5)#220 (24)#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2002 at #2,605.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1967.

How common is it?

about 1 in 48,000 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 48,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Mairead is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 55,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 29,000 to 1 in 110,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Mairead 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: #1,830NYMassachusetts: #481MAOregon: 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: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Mairead (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MaireadCanadaGirls—too few
MaireadEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
MairéadIrelandGirls#38110
MaireadIrelandGirls—too few
MaireadNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MaireadScotlandGirls#3599
MaireadUSGirls#4,26533