Maira
Maira was the 2765th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 732nd with 290 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 128 places. More babies were named Maira in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mayra) Origin uncertain · Spanish
- Rank in 2025
- #2,765 girls, up 361 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 62girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992290 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,358babies recorded
What does the name Maira mean?
Maira is a spelling of Mayra, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mayra's meaning and origin.
Mayra is a Spanish given name, common in Mexico and Latin America, that Wiktionary lists without an etymology. It is often taken as a Spanish form of Myra, a name invented by the English poet Fulke Greville in the 16th century (possibly as an anagram of Mary), or as a form of Maira, but our sources do not document how Mayra itself arose. In the US it was most popular in the late 1980s and 1990s.
How sure is this? Uncertain. Our sources give no etymology for Mayra; the Myra link is a common assumption, not documented.
Related names: Myra, Maira, Maria.
See also: Spanish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mayra', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Myra', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Mayra', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Maira popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 17 since 1986.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,765 | 62 |
| 2020 | #3,126 | 51 |
| 2010 | #2,194 | 89 |
| 2000 | #1,615 | 110 |
| 1990 | #805 | 250 |
| 1980 | #1,008 | 145 |
| 1970 | #3,075 | 22 |
| 1960 | #4,071 | 11 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maira, counting every spelling?
Maira is a spelling of Mayra, a name family that ranked #995 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,765 for Maira on its own. Together these spellings went to 241 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maira?
62 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maira (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maira born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 135 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maira?
About 6,200 people born in the US named Maira are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 23 and 40. That makes Maira mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maira by state
How common Maira was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.1×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maira: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maira, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maira
What does Maira mean?
The origin of Mayra is uncertain: Our sources give no etymology for Mayra; the Myra link is a common assumption, not documented.
How popular is the name Maira?
Maira was the 2765th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 732nd with 290 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 128 places. More babies were named Maira in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Maira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maira in the US.
Where is Maira most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maira was most common in New York (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.