Girls' name · since 1901
Maire
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.
- #7,999 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 914
- born since 1901
- 1990s
- peak decade
914 girls have been named Maire since 1901, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maire has been recorded 914 times among girls since 1901, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1901 to 2024.
- #7,999 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 914 born since 1901
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maire ranks #7,999 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 914 born since 1901, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,999 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 914
- born since 1901
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maire's 914 recorded births place it above 88.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Maire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maire's full recorded timeline at 1977, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Maire by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (165 births, 18% of the file).
1990s was Maire's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Maire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 61
1950s
61 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 165 births (18% of all-time use).
How Maire 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 Maire's total volume
Maire by state
Where Maire concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.5% |
5 of 914 births nationwide.
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What to do with Maire's data
- Maire's decade-level peak was the 1990s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Maires (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1901–2024 (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 Maire 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.