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Maira

100% girls · 62 born in 2025

Maira has been given to about 6,358 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,223
Median age today33 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Maira per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 290
  • Born in 202562
  • All time6,358
  • England & Wales, 2025#527 · 76

How popular is Maira?

Its best year was 1992, when 290 babies were given the name, ranking 732nd. The typical living American called Maira is about 33 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Maira

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mayra0.91
  2. Zaira0.85
  3. Mara0.80
  4. Maura0.80
  5. Mira0.80
  6. Moira0.80
  7. Maia0.79
  8. Maiya0.79

Middle names for Maira

Ranked by flow score
  1. Maira Josephine0.84
  2. Maira Rose0.83
  3. Maira Louise0.83
  4. Maira June0.82
  5. Maira Pearl0.82
  6. Maira Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Maira

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.87
  2. Aracelisister · 0.87
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.86
  4. Laceysister · 0.85
  5. Zachariahbrother · 0.85
  6. Sashasister · 0.85

Where Maira is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%
  2. Florida0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Maira White0.78
  2. Maira Reyes0.78
  3. Maira Nguyen0.78
  4. Maira Lee0.78
  5. Maira Hill0.78
  6. Maira Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Maira

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Maira across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.