How Many People Are Named Mairead?
An estimated 1,338 people in the United States have the first name Mairead. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Mairead peaked in popularity in 2002 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mairead 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 Mairead paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,338
About 1 in 256,169 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2002
59 births
Total Registered
1,369
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mairead
Mairead is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,369 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mairead as a female name
Ranked #6,287 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (59 births)
Mairead: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mairead span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 460 babies were registered. Mairead has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mairead by Decade
How has Mairead 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.
Mairead by State
Birth registrations for Mairead span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey. The lowest are in California, Pennsylvania, Connecticut. On average, about 78 Maireads were registered per state.
Mairead + Last Name Combinations
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Mairead: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mairead?
We estimate approximately 1,338 people named Mairead 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 256,169 Americans share this first name.
Is Mairead a common name?
Mairead is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,369 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mairead most popular?
Mairead reached peak popularity in 2002, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mairead is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mairead a female name?
Mairead is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mairead Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mairead Smith, Mairead Johnson, Mairead 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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