Recorded 1995–2012 Girls' name Peak 2010 18 births

Mairah — girls' name

18 babies named Mairah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62010s12
2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Mairah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mairah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mairah

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Mairah between 1995 and 2012, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mairah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mairah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mairah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mairah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mairah at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

18

Since 1995

18 years of records

Peak year

2010

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1995

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2012

Mairah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1995

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2010)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201220101995 6

Mairah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 67% of Mairah's all-time total
1990s62010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mairah?
18 babies have been named Mairah since 1995. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2010 with 7 births.
When was Mairah most popular?
Mairah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Mairah been used?
Mairah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 18 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Mairah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maia, Maisie, Maira, Mai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.