Maira is an uncommon variant of Mary that peaked in 1992 and has since faded.
Maira is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,765 for girl births in the United States (and #4,872 across all names), given to 62 babies. Maira first appears in 1944 and peaked in 1992 (290 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | 62 | #2,765 | — |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | #2,764 | — |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | #2,723 | — |
| 2022 | 63 | 63 | #2,743 | — |
| 2021 | 69 | 69 | #2,548 | — |
| 2020 | 51 | 51 | #3,126 | — |
| 2019 | 54 | 54 | #3,027 | — |
| 2018 | 74 | 74 | #2,427 | — |
| 2017 | 66 | 66 | #2,648 | — |
| 2016 | 53 | 53 | #3,126 | — |
| 2015 | 68 | 68 | #2,637 | — |
| 2014 | 56 | 56 | #3,035 | — |
| 2013 | 55 | 55 | #3,032 | — |
| 2012 | 66 | 66 | #2,699 | — |
| 2011 | 68 | 68 | #2,628 | — |
| 2010 | 89 | 89 | #2,194 | — |
| 2009 | 89 | 89 | #2,221 | — |
| 2008 | 76 | 76 | #2,499 | — |
| 2007 | 75 | 75 | #2,501 | — |
| 2006 | 78 | 78 | #2,415 | — |
| 2005 | 79 | 79 | #2,291 | — |
| 2004 | 95 | 95 | #1,969 | — |
| 2003 | 76 | 76 | #2,254 | — |
| 2002 | 121 | 121 | #1,557 | — |
| 2001 | 122 | 122 | #1,530 | — |
| 2000 | 110 | 110 | #1,615 | — |
| 1999 | 137 | 137 | #1,318 | — |
| 1998 | 143 | 143 | #1,268 | — |
| 1997 | 146 | — | #1,229 | — |
| 1996 | 186 | — | #1,012 | — |
| 1995 | 205 | — | #924 | — |
| 1994 | 244 | — | #828 | — |
| 1993 | 269 | — | #769 | — |
| 1992 | 290 | — | #732 | — |
| 1991 | 277 | — | #761 | #7,871 |
| 1990 | 250 | — | #805 | — |
| 1989 | 230 | — | #828 | — |
| 1988 | 176 | — | #952 | — |
| 1987 | 207 | — | #852 | #6,636 |
| 1986 | 184 | — | #905 | #7,407 |
| 1985 | 174 | — | #909 | — |
| 1984 | 156 | — | #942 | — |
| 1983 | 150 | — | #976 | — |
| 1982 | 116 | — | #1,184 | — |
| 1981 | 111 | — | #1,192 | — |
| 1980 | 145 | — | #1,008 | — |
| 1979 | 86 | — | #1,428 | — |
| 1978 | 80 | — | #1,445 | — |
| 1977 | 36 | — | #2,447 | — |
| 1976 | 31 | — | #2,582 | — |
| 1975 | 28 | — | #2,716 | — |
| 1974 | 29 | — | #2,587 | — |
| 1973 | 29 | — | #2,542 | — |
| 1972 | 25 | — | #2,795 | — |
| 1971 | 18 | — | #3,597 | — |
| 1970 | 22 | — | #3,075 | — |
| 1969 | 33 | — | #2,237 | — |
| 1968 | 25 | — | #2,516 | — |
| 1967 | 17 | — | #3,158 | — |
| 1966 | 15 | — | #3,344 | — |
| 1965 | 18 | — | #3,004 | — |
| 1964 | 14 | — | #3,627 | — |
| 1963 | 15 | — | #3,419 | — |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #4,428 | — |
| 1961 | 10 | — | #4,418 | — |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #4,071 | — |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #4,864 | — |
| 1958 | 18 | — | #2,823 | — |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #3,839 | — |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,700 | — |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,591 | — |
| 1954 | 8 | — | #4,510 | — |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #4,855 | — |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #4,997 | — |