How popular is the name Maira?

Maira ranks 1,717th among girls' names in US records, with 7,042 births since 1944. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,208.

Is Maira a unisex name?

No. Maira is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1992, when 295 children were given the name. It has been in use for 81 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,717 of girl names

Pronounced M AA1 AY1 R AH0 (ARPABET)

Maira is a girls' name, and first appears in 1944. It has been given to 7,042 children — the 1,717th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 40% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 1992, when 295 children were given it.

1992Girls: 295Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Maira?: Maira ranks 1,717th among girls' names in US records, with 7,042 births since 1944. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,208.
Is Maira a unisex name?: No. Maira is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Maira most popular?: 1992, when 295 children were given the name. It has been in use for 81 years and is still recorded as of 2024.