Mairead comes from the Hebrew / Irish tradition, meaning Pearl, precious gemstone.
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How popular is Mairead?
2002peak year
Mairead has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #5140), with about 27 babies named Mairead each year. In 2002, 59 babies received the name (ranked #2627). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 1,369.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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