US rank #15328 Girls' name Peak 1997 914 births

Maire — #15328 US girls' name

914 babies named Maire in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#15328
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Maire was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

26 babies were named Maire in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maire

The Social Security Administration has registered 914 babies named Maire between 1901 and 2024, spanning 124 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maire currently holds the #15328 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maire performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Maire shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maire in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maire 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 914 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.

Maire at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

914

Since 1901

124 years of records

Peak year

1997

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,328

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1901

Recorded for 124 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1901

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
26
Annual births at peak — across 124 years of records
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Maire by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
165 births that decade — 18% of Maire's all-time total
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Maire by state

Where Maire concentrates geographically — total births since 1901

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maire
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
5 0.5%
Massachusetts share of Maire's total US births 0.5%

5 of 914 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maire?
914 babies have been named Maire since 1901. It currently ranks #15328 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 26 births.
When was Maire most popular?
Maire was most popular in the 1990s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Maire most popular?
The top states for the name Maire are Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Maire been used?
Maire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 124 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maire?
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.

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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, 1901–2024 (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.