Is Maira a boy or girl name?
Maira is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 62 girls and 0 boys were named Maira, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 6,296 US babies named Maira were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,756
- Babies named Maira since 1944
- 6,296
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 290 babies
Boys and girls named Maira, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 168 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 384 | 100% |
| 1980s | 11 | 1,638 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 6 | 2,141 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 0 | 921 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 649 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 309 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,756 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,720 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,741 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,546 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,124 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,024 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,427 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,647 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,126 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,637 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,034 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,032 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,698 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,628 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,193 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,221 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,499 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,500 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,415 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,290 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,969 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,254 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,557 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,530 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,614 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,318 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,268 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,229 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,012 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 205 | #924 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 244 | #828 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 269 | #769 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 290 | #732 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,872 | 271 | #761 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 250 | #805 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 230 | #828 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 176 | #952 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,636 | 201 | #852 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,408 | 179 | #905 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 174 | #909 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 156 | #942 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 150 | #976 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,184 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,191 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,008 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,428 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,445 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,447 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,582 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,717 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,587 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,542 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,795 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,597 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,075 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,236 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,516 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,158 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,004 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,627 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,419 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,428 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,420 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,072 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,864 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,823 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,840 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,700 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,591 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,509 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,856 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,997 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Maira reached #6,636 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #732 in 1992. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maira
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.