Name meaning & stats
Mairead
Mairead. 1,402 US babies since 1940, peak 2002. Notable Maireads are 1.5× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2002
1,402 US babies were named Mairead between 1940 and 2025.
Mairead around the world
- Ireland: 4,075 babies since 1964, peak 1982, No. 378 in 2025
- Scotland: 271 babies since 1974, peak 1996, No. 431 in 2024
- England & Wales: 352 babies since 1996, peak 2000, No. 3,705 in 2025
- Northern Ireland: 141 babies since 1997, peak 1999
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Maireads end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball player | 1.5× | Low · 3 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
| Politician | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Maireads show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Name twins (peaked around 2002)