Mairead
Mairead was the 4317th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 2467th; the most babies were born in 2002 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,278 places. More babies were named Mairead in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,317 girls, up 643 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200259 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,402babies recorded
Mairead popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,317 | 33 |
| 2020 | #4,960 | 26 |
| 2010 | #4,155 | 36 |
| 2000 | #3,049 | 46 |
| 1990 | #3,591 | 30 |
| 1980 | #11,414 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mairead, counting every spelling?
Mairead has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mairead?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mairead (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mairead 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mairead.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mairead?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Mairead are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 13 and 29. That makes Mairead mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Mairead by state
How common Mairead was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.1×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Mairead
How popular is the name Mairead?
Mairead was the 4317th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 2467th; the most babies were born in 2002 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,278 places. More babies were named Mairead in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mairead a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mairead in the US.
Where is Mairead most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mairead was most common in Massachusetts (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New Jersey.