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“Form of Maria in Latvian and South Asian use; also Greek Maira” — Multiple origins
Girl's name · #2765 in the US (2025) · 90s
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. 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.
Around the world: about 1 in 1,700 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 3,300 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 3,800 girls in France (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 66 notable people named Maira:
Entertainers appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maira Khan, Pakistani actress.
Similar names: Mayra · Christiana · Mayte · Saira · Stephany · Maiya
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