Maire
About Maire
Both Maire and Mare have begun making inroads with parents seeking novel yet authentic ways of honoring an ancestral Mary. The Finnish variation derives from the word mairea, meaning "sweet."
Pronounced MAHR-uh; MAR-uh.
As of October 2026, Maire ranked #16720 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #1842 in 1901.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
Similar names
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Maire on lists
Famous Maires
- Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin
birth name of Moya Brennan, Irish singer formerly of Clannad
- Máire Pheter Uí Dhroighneáin
Irish actress and singer
- Maire O'Neill (born Mary Agnes Allgood)
Irish actress
- Máire Ní Chinnáide aka Molly O'Kennedy
Irish language activist and camogie player
- Máire Ní Chathasaigh
Irish harpist and singer
- Máire Mhac an tSaoi
Irish language activist and poet
- Máire Hoctor
Irish politician
- Máire MacSwiney Brugha
Irish activist and author
- Máire "Molly" Gill
Irish activist and camogie player
- Máire Geoghegan
Quinn, Irish European commissioner
- Máire Breatnach
Irish fiddler
- Maire Aunaste
Estonian TV journalist
- Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh
Irish activist and actress
Maire in pop culture
- Maire
siren in "Atlantia" by Ally Condie
Variations & nicknames
- MairWelsh