Total births
6,341
Girls' name · since 1944
Maira
Maira has 6,341 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2758
- among girls today
- 6,341
- born since 1944
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 84%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Maira is the #2758 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,341 recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maira has been recorded 6,341 times among girls since 1944, currently ranked #2758 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2025.
- #2758 among girls today
- 6,341 born since 1944
- 1990s peak decade
- 84% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Maira is currently the #2758 girls' name in America, more common than 84% of girls - 6,341 born since 1944, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2758
- among girls today
- 6,341
- born since 1944
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 84%
- more common than other girls
Maira vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#2758
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 84% of names given to girls today.
1990s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Maira was born in this single decade.
1992
Single peak year
290 babies were named Maira in 1992 - its busiest year on record.
How Maira compares
6,341 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maira's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maira | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,341 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 290 | 48 | 19,840 |
Maira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maira's full recorded timeline at 1989, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 290 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maira at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1992
Current rank
#2,758
Active since
1944
Maira popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 290
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Maira popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1986 (Maira as boys' name)
Maira by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Maira's strongest decade.
2,141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Maira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 64
1950s
64 births
- 1960s 168
1960s
168 births
- 1970s 384
1970s
384 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,638 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,141 births
- 2000s
2000s
921 births
- 2010s 649
2010s
649 births
- 2020s 371
2020s
371 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,141 births (34% of all-time use).
How Maira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maira's total volume
Maira vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Maira by state
Where Maira concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,444 | 38.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 905 | 14.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 442 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 297 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 116 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Washington | | 73 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 69 | 1.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 42 | 0.7% |
California share of Maira's total US births 38.5%
Even split
2,444 of 6,341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Maira appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maira? ▼
Maira has been given to 6,341 babies in the U.S. since 1944, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #2758 as of the latest data. 290 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
When was Maira most popular? ▼
Maira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,141 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Maira most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Maira are California (2,444 births), Texas (905 births), New York (442 births).
How long has the name Maira been used? ▼
Maira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 82 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Maira? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maia, Maisie, Mai, Maite, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Maira's data
- Maira's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,141 total births); usage has since declined to 371 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mairas (2,444 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Maira
Nearby Names Like Maira
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maira
Maia Girl
#460 18,200 births
Maisie Girl
#256 12,954 births
Mai Girl
#3229 5,677 births
Maite Girl
#1043 4,466 births
Maiya Girl
#2288 4,366 births
Compare Maira side by side: Maira vs Maia Maira vs Maisie Maira vs Mai
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Maira
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1944–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maira: #2758 Girls' Name - 6,341 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maira. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Maira 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 June 2026.