Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Variant of Mary bitter.
- Irish
- Bitter
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Maira
Pronunciation
ma(i)-ra
Famous People
Artist Maira Kalman
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #7269, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #731, 290 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2751, 62 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 62 |
| 2024 | – | 62 |
| 2023 | – | 64 |
| 2022 | – | 63 |
| 2021 | – | 69 |
| 2020 | – | 51 |
| 2019 | – | 54 |
| 2018 | – | 74 |
| 2017 | – | 66 |
| 2016 | – | 53 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #358, 123 births); most recent 2025 (rank #526, 76 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 |
| 2024 | 123 |
| 2023 | 99 |
| 2022 | 62 |
| 2021 | 79 |
| 2020 | 61 |
| 2019 | 66 |
| 2018 | 78 |
| 2017 | 83 |
| 2016 | 93 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #613, 70 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 70 |
| 2022 | 69 |
| 2021 | 55 |
| 2020 | 68 |
| 2019 | 58 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2016 | 55 |
| 2015 | 45 |
| 2014 | 49 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #678, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #501, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #545, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence