Girl
Maira
As a girl's name, Maira is understood to mean "Possibly admirable". It is not as common as it was in the 1990s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is seldom chosen in the registry. The registry counts around 5,854 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EtymologyVariant of Myra/Mira
EtymologyPossibly "admirable"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
5
1950s
64
1960s
167
1970s
383
1980s
1,648
1990s
2,147
2000s
921
2010s
519
Peaked in the 1990s · 5,854 total U.S. births since 1900