How Many People Are Named Maira?
An estimated 6,026 people in the United States have the first name Maira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Maira peaked in popularity in 1992 with 290 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,026
About 1 in 56,879 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1992
290 births
Total Registered
6,296
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maira
Maira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,296 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Maira as a male name
Ranked #7,872 in 1991
6 male births in 1991
Peak: 1987 (6 births)
Maira as a female name
Ranked #2,756 in 2024
62 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (290 births)
Maira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maira span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,147 babies were registered. Maira has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maira by Decade
How has Maira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maira by State
Birth registrations for Maira span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, Nevada, Michigan. On average, about 240 Mairas were registered per state.
Maira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maira?
We estimate approximately 6,026 people named Maira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 56,879 Americans share this first name.
Is Maira a common name?
Maira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,296 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maira most popular?
Maira reached peak popularity in 1992, when 290 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maira is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maira a female name?
Maira is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maira Smith, Maira Johnson, Maira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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