Máire
Girl5 letters
#718
in Ireland (2025)
#692 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#113
best rank (1964)
1,193
babies since 1964
Down 228
10-year rank change
Máire through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #692 |
| 2022 | 5 | #627 |
| 2020 | 3 | #806 |
| 2019 | 6 | #546 |
| 2018 | 4 | #715 |
| 2016 | 3 | #866 |
| 2015 | 9 | #464 |
| 2014 | 6 | #588 |
| 2013 | 3 | #894 |
| 2011 | 9 | #470 |
| 2010 | 8 | #512 |
| 2009 | 5 | #641 |
| 2008 | 10 | #431 |
| 2007 | 8 | #469 |
| 2006 | 8 | #433 |
| 2005 | 10 | #347 |
| 2004 | 8 | #370 |
| 2003 | 8 | #362 |
| 2002 | 4 | #512 |
| 2001 | 13 | #254 |
| 2000 | 8 | #325 |
| 1999 | 15 | #220 |
| 1998 | 4 | #426 |
| 1997 | 9 | #326 |
| 1996 | 17 | #227 |
| 1995 | 16 | #232 |
| 1994 | 12 | #268 |
| 1993 | 16 | #234 |
| 1992 | 28 | #168 |
| 1991 | 19 | #207 |
| 1990 | 31 | #157 |
| 1989 | 22 | #192 |
| 1988 | 38 | #147 |
| 1987 | 41 | #138 |
| 1986 | 29 | #175 |
| 1985 | 28 | #187 |
| 1984 | 32 | #179 |
| 1983 | 46 | #147 |
| 1982 | 32 | #176 |
| 1981 | 41 | #162 |
| 1980 | 47 | #152 |
| 1979 | 50 | #145 |
| 1978 | 25 | #211 |
| 1977 | 34 | #171 |
| 1976 | 30 | #188 |
| 1975 | 25 | #199 |
| 1974 | 23 | #210 |
| 1973 | 31 | #184 |
| 1972 | 26 | #193 |
| 1971 | 36 | #165 |
| 1970 | 26 | #180 |
| 1969 | 34 | #162 |
| 1968 | 33 | #155 |
| 1967 | 34 | #148 |
| 1966 | 31 | #151 |
| 1965 | 42 | #127 |
| 1964 | 48 | #113 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Máire yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Máire | 4 | 22 |
| Maire | under 3 | 1,171 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #311 (2011); 15 babies since 2006.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.