Maiara
Origin
Portuguese
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
from Tupi-Guarani; scholars reading Ma'e-îara derive it as owner of things or riches, while other treatments gloss it as wise elder or great-grandmother
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Maiara has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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