Girls' name · since 2016
Maera
Maera has 12 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #52,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maera sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 2016.
Social Security Administration records show Maera recorded 12 times among girls since 2016, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2021.
- #52,046 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 2016
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maera ranks #52,046 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.
- #52,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maera's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maera splits its recorded history at 2021: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (6 births).
Maera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2021
- Peak year (2016)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Maera by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Maera's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Maera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Maera's data
- Maera's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~5 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2016–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maera draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.