Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2002

Mairead

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,317 Trend ↑ Rising 22%
Rank 2025
#4,317
among girls · ↑1,995 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
33
named Mairead
How common
1 in 48,705
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2002
59 babies
All-time total
1,402
#5,963 all-time among girls
First recorded
1967
in Social Security records

Mairead popularity over time

1,402 babies have been named Mairead since 1967, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2002Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 6 1 – #6,491
1970s 37 4 +517% #7,043
1980s 102 10 +176% #4,975
1990s 346 35 +239% #2,467
2000s 460 46 +33% #2,627
2010s 285 29 -38% #4,155
2020s (to 2025) 166 28 -3% #4,022

Where Mairead is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 34 0.02 outside top 500
2027 34 0.02 outside top 500
2028 35 0.02 outside top 500
2029 35 0.02 outside top 500
2030 36 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Mairead

Mairead is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,317 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1967, 1,402 American babies have been named Mairead. Its peak came in 2002, when 59 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mairead stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mairead?

The median living Mairead is about 21 years old; half are between 12 and 29. An estimated 1,400 people named Mairead are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mairead year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 33 #4,317
2024 19 #6,312
2023 37 #4,022
2022 22 #5,746
2021 29 #4,690
2020 26 #4,960
2019 25 #5,249
2018 25 #5,268
2017 35 #4,198
2016 25 #5,406
2015 24 #5,595
2014 25 #5,398
2013 31 #4,603
2012 31 #4,671
2011 28 #5,000
2010 36 #4,155
2009 50 #3,333
2008 44 #3,684
2007 49 #3,413
2006 40 #3,832
2005 34 #4,167
2004 44 #3,421
2003 51 #2,981
2002 59 #2,627
2001 43 #3,232
2000 46 #3,049
1995 43 #2,824
1990 30 #3,591
1985 9 #7,312
1980 5 #11,414
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Famous people named Mairead

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mairead Maguire Mairead Maguire Northern Irish peace activist (born 1944) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mairead, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mairead?

The median living Mairead is about 21 years old. Half of all living Maireads are between 12 and 29 years old.

How many people named Mairead are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Mairead are alive in the United States, based on 1,402 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mairead in 2025?

Mairead ranked #4,317 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mairead?

1,402 babies have been named Mairead in the United States since 1967, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mairead most popular?

Mairead peaked in 2002, when 59 newborns received the name.

Is Mairead a boy or girl name?

Mairead is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mairead rising or falling?

Mairead is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mairead become more popular?

Mairead is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 36 girls named Mairead in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mairead?

Well-known people named Mairead include Mairead Maguire (social activist).

Names like Mairead

Names that sound and feel close to Mairead: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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