Mairi

Why does Mairi (rhymes with Harry) seem so much cooler than Mary? This Irish form of Mary was not used before the seventeenth century, as it was considered too sacred. The vocative case of the name, Mhairi (pronounced VAH-ree), is also used as a given name in Scotland.

Pronounced MAH-ree.

As of October 2026, Mairi ranked #16370 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6113 in 1960.