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Mair

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Mair is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies).

What does Mair mean?

Hebrew: Welsh form of Mary, from Miryam

The Welsh form of Mary; the original meaning of Hebrew Miryam is debated.

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Is Mair a girl's or a boy's name?

Mair is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Mair in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#3,776among girls
Babies in 2025
6about 1 in 46,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 25% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Mair, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2004, with 15 girls.

Half of all the girls named Mair in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 15 in 20042025
Mair in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20256#3,776
20244#4,907
20230–
20220–
20216#3,697
20200–
20195#4,214
20183#5,896
20170–
20167#3,389
20154#4,951
20148#3,031
201311#2,454
201210#2,666
20119#2,794
201013#2,103
200915#1,848
20086#3,589
200714#1,874
200613#1,860
200512#1,912
200415#1,561
20039#2,109
200214#1,475
20018#2,150
20009#1,942
199910#1,770
199811#1,694
19977#2,281
19969#1,862

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