Maira
Maira is a female given name: 99% of people named Maira are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Latvia
- US births since 1880
- 17 male / 5,837 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Maira
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Maira," in English, "Guten Tag Maira," in German. Maira is a female given name: about 99% of people named Maira are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Maira,
German
Guten Tag Maira,
French
Bonjour Maira,
Spanish
Estimado/a Maira:
Chinese
Maira您好：
Japanese
Maira様
English
Hi Maira,
German
Hi Maira,
French
Salut Maira,
Spanish
Hola Maira,
Chinese
Maira你好：
Japanese
Mairaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
17 male · 5,837 female · 5,854 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Maira a male or female name?
Maira is a female given name: 99% of people named Maira are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.
How do I address Maira in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Maira," in English, "Guten Tag Maira," in German. Maira is a female given name: about 99% of people named Maira are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Maira a unisex name?
Maira is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Maira are men. Maira leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Maira a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maira (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_maira,
title = {Is Maira a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maira},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}