Mairah

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 10 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
10
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2605
10 babies

Mairah by the numbers

In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Mairah.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Mairah

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mairah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Mairaself-sustaining, generous76 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marahbitter; a biblical place name4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mirahmy lord; variant of Miriam6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maiah44 in the US (2017)
  • Maiyah20 in the US (2017)
  • Mahirah5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Mairah

Names that are said the same way as Mairah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Marabitter74 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mauradark; great; feminine form of Maurus189 in the US (2017)
  • Mareaof the sea; a form of Maria8 in the US (2017)
  • Mayra160 in the US (2017)
  • Mahra5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mayrah3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Mairah

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