Maira
Maira is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Maira
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maira 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 Maira
The earliest SSA record of Maira as a baby girl name dates back to 1944, when 5 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 290 newborns named Maira — #731 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Mairas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,665 among baby girl names with 65 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 6K Mairas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Maira
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About the name Maira
Maira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Maira's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #731. Use the chart and map above to compare Maira'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.