girl's name
Maira
- Origin Latvian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 9,477
England and Wales
#527
2025 births
Maira is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Maira is a name of Latvian origin.
- Peaked in 1992, when 290 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 53,476 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1944.
Maira over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 64 |
| 1960s | 168 |
| 1970s | 384 |
| 1980s | 1,649 |
| 1990s | 2,147 |
| 2000s | 921 |
| 2010s | 649 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 371 |
How popular is Maira?
In 2025, Maira was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maira is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Maira is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maïra | Maïra is Maira written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #568 in France, against #2,843 for Maira. | 810 |
Names that peaked alongside Maira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Maira in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Maira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maira
How popular is the name Maira?
In 2025, Maira was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maira a girl's or a boy's name?
Maira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maira most popular?
Maira peaked in 1992, when 290 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Maira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maira currently ranks #527 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.