Mairead Girl
How popular is Mairead?
#4,264 girl name in 2025
33 baby girls were named Mairead in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name.
1,385living people named Mairead (est.)
22median age of people named Mairead
1,402babies named Mairead since 1880
1 in 100,465US babies born in 2025
Mairead popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,264 for girls (▲ 1900 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 33 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,456 in 2015, #4,878 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2002 (59 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,447 in 1997 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Mairead is most popular
Babies named Mairead per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Mairead by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1970s | 37 | #6,617 |
| 1980s | 102 | #4,842 |
| 1990s | 346 | #2,447 |
| 2000s | 460 | #2,602 |
| 2010s | 285 | #4,106 |
| 2020s | 166 | #3,982 |
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Questions
- Is Mairead a boy or girl name?
- Mairead is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mairead were girls.
- How popular is the name Mairead?
- 33 baby girls were named Mairead in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name.
- When was Mairead most popular?
- Mairead peaked in 2002, when 59 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,447 in 1997.
- How many people are named Mairead?
- 1,402 babies have been named Mairead in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,385 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Mairead most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mairead was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.