Maira

Origin: Form of Maria in Latvian and South Asian use; also Greek Maira (from Multiple origins)

Girl's name · #2765 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Maira's best rank, #732, came in 1992; it has settled back to #2765 today. Roughly 6,300 girls have been named Maira since 1944.

Across the states

See where Maira is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Maira ranks in other countries and regions.

#337 in Switzerland (2025) · #529 in England & Wales (2025) · #582 in France (2025) · #943 in Scotland (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #803 in Canada (2024).

Famous Mairas

Maira Khan — Pakistani actress
Maira Shamsutdinova — Soviet composer (1890–1927)
Maíra Charken — Brazilian actress
Maíra Vieira — Brazilian model
Maira Doshi — Indian actress

What Mairas become

Among 66 notable people named Maira:

Entertainers appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maira Khan, Pakistani actress.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Mayra (#2168), Maira would rank around #1452 with about 150 births last year — the newborns split about 58/42 between Mayra and Maira.

Similar names: Mayra · Stephany · Mayte · Saira · Harmonii · Maiya

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