Maire
Maire is a name with multiple cultural origins: Finnish, Estonian, Irish.
- Finnish
- Estonian
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Maire
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maire is a name with multiple cultural origins: Finnish, Estonian, Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
- Estonian
- Irish
The Story of Maire
The earliest SSA record of Maire as a baby girl name dates back to 1901, when 5 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Maire — #4,125 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 914 Maires have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Maire
Maire is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1901 and has accumulated 914 births in the dataset. Maire's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #4,125. Use the chart and map above to compare Maire'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.