Maira: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “bitter; beloved; drop of the sea”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- MY-rah · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Usually treated as a variant of Maria in Spanish and Portuguese usage, ultimately from Hebrew Miryam. Meanings for Miryam are traditional and not fully certain.
How popular is Maira?
Babies named Maira in 202462
2024 rank#2,751 girls
Peak year1992
Total US babies since 18806,296
Maira has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Maira
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Miamine; also Maria diminutive · Italian
- Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
- Mariameaning uncertain · Hebrew
- Mariannacombination of Maria and Anna · Latin
- Marielladrop of the sea; beloved · Italian
- Miahuncertain; often linked to Mia · Unknown
- Marlenemodern blend of Maria and Magdalene · Germanic
- Maliahmodern variant of Malia · American (modern coinage)
Maira questions
What does the name Maira mean?
Maira means "bitter; beloved; drop of the sea". It comes from Hebrew. Usually treated as a variant of Maria in Spanish and Portuguese usage, ultimately from Hebrew Miryam. Meanings for Miryam are traditional and not fully certain.
Is Maira a boy or girl name?
Maira is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Maira?
62 US babies were named Maira in 2024. Its peak year was 1992.
How do you pronounce Maira?
Maira is usually pronounced MY-rah.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.