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Mairead
OriginIrish, shortened fom of Mairghread, variation of Margaret
Meaning"pearl"
US Rank#4317
2025 SSA
About Mairead
Pronounced MAW-rayt or ma-RAYD, Mairead is close enough to Maureen to be accepted here. The name became popular in Ireland due to admiration for the saint of that name. Peig and Peigi are its Irish-language nicknames.
Pronounced maw-RAYD; muh-RAYD.
As of October 2026, Mairead ranked #4317 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2467 in 1997.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,192 | 35 | 20.3 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,957 | 26 | 16.1 |
| 2021 | #4,686 | 29 | 17.7 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,019 | 37 | 23.1 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,317 | 33 | 20.5 |
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Mairead on lists
Famous Maireads
- Mairead McKinley
Irish actress
- Mairead Nesbitt
American fiddler with the group Celtic Woman
- Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Irish fiddler and lead vocalist for the group Altan
- Mairead Corrigan Maguire
Northern Irish winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
- Mairead Carlin
Irish singer of group Celtic Woman
- Mairead McGuinness
Irish MEP
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Irish poet
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Irish singer
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Australian actress
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Countess of Buchan
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Irish poet
Mairead in pop culture
- Mairead
main character in the Books of Pellinor by Alison Croggon
Mairead in blog posts
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