UK name, mostly girls
Mair
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Mair is mostly registered for girls in the UK records. People looking for Mair popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4843, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2004, with 15 births.
This profile covers 229 England and Wales registrations across 25 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 27% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 228 living people in the UK are called Mair. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Mair ranked #4843 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2004, when 15 girls were registered as Mair.
- • About 228 living people in the UK are estimated to have Mair as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 98.7% of Mair registrations are for girls.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4843
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2004
15 births
Estimated living
228
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Mair
In England and Wales birth records, Mair has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 1.3% of registrations are for boys and 98.7% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Mair registered for boys
- Ranked #4,702 in 2019
- 3 boys registered in 2019
- Peak: 2019 (3 births)
Mair registered for girls
- Ranked #4,843 in 2024
- 4 girls registered in 2024
- Peak: 2004 (15 births)
Popularity
Mair over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Mair in England and Wales, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Mair, the clearest high point is 2004. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 15 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mair by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Mair was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4402 | 9 | 2 |
| 2010s | #3327 | 70 | 9 |
| 2000s | #1927 | 113 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1788 | 37 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Mair
- Megan 70,884
- Mia 67,204
- Molly 47,734
- Millie 44,390
- Maisie 32,671
- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Mair: questions and answers
How popular is the name Mair in the UK right now?
In 2024, Mair was ranked #4843 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Mair most popular?
The peak year on record was 2004, with 15 babies registered as Mair in England and Wales.
How many people are called Mair in the UK?
A total of 229 babies have been registered as Mair across the 25 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.