Maera
Maera is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Maera
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maera is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
The Story of Maera
The earliest SSA record of Maera as a baby girl name dates back to 2016, when 6 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Maera — #14,326 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Maeras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 12 Maeras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Maera
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Names that sound like Maera
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About the name Maera
Maera is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Maera's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #14,326. Use the chart and map above to compare Maera's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.