Maire
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Irish
Maire is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maire mean?
Irish
A female given name from Irish.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Maire a girl's or a boy's name?
Maire is a girls' name.
How popular is Maire in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 5 girls.
Maire in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2 | #6,098 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Maire in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1901.
Half of all the girls named Maire in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maire in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 22 | #4,242 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 15 | #3,871 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,800 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 20 | #2,529 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,570 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,915 |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,800 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,374 |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,162 |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,282 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,568 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,143 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,970 |
| 1922 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,462 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,217 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,511 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,711 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,264 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,678 |
Names like Maire
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maire: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maire, updated 20 October 2026.