Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1964

Maura

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,640 Trend ↓ Falling 12%

Maura is a female given name primarily used in English, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Scots Gaelic, and Irish.

Rank 2025
#1,640
among girls · ↑177 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
127
named Maura · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,656
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1964
430 babies
All-time total
19,970
#1,071 all-time among girls
First recorded
1903
in Social Security records

Maura popularity over time

19,970 babies have been named Maura since 1903, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 5 – 5 1 – #1,975
1910s 43 – 43 4 +760% #3,068
1920s 125 – 125 13 +191% #2,092
1930s 212 – 212 21 +70% #1,295
1940s 532 – 532 53 +151% #878
1950s 2,069 – 2,069 207 +289% #553
1960s 3,651 – 3,651 365 +76% #468
1970s 2,176 – 2,176 218 -40% #627
1980s 2,693 5 2,698 270 +24% #614
1990s 3,263 – 3,263 326 +21% #602
2000s 2,903 – 2,903 290 -11% #674
2010s 1,618 – 1,618 162 -44% #1,248
2020s (to 2025) 675 – 675 113 -30% #1,600

Where Maura is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 125 0.08 outside top 500
2027 124 0.08 outside top 500
2028 123 0.08 outside top 500
2029 122 0.08 outside top 500
2030 121 0.08 outside top 500

Where Maura is most popular

Girls named Maura per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.067 per 1,000. Strongest in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maura born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Pennsylvania 89 0.376 +461%
Illinois 20 0.087 +30%
New York 33 0.083 +24%
Missouri 10 0.083 +24%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -9%
Virginia 10 0.059 -13%
Ohio 13 0.055 -18%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -28%
Texas 39 0.048 -28%
Indiana 6 0.043 -36%
California 32 0.038 -43%
Florida 15 0.035 -48%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -53%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maura

Maura is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,640 in 2025 with 127 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1903, 19,970 American babies have been named Maura. Its peak came in 1964, when 430 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maura stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maura?

The median living Maura is about 38 years old; half are between 24 and 58. An estimated 19 thousand people named Maura are alive in the United States today.

median 38 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maura year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 127 #1,640 – –
2024 111 #1,817 – –
2023 99 #1,994 – –
2022 117 #1,772 – –
2021 90 #2,112 – –
2020 131 #1,600 – –
2019 132 #1,612 – –
2018 136 #1,586 – –
2017 189 #1,255 – –
2016 143 #1,565 – –
2015 154 #1,491 – –
2014 161 #1,418 – –
2013 152 #1,469 – –
2012 177 #1,329 – –
2011 181 #1,306 – –
2010 193 #1,248 – –
2009 195 #1,257 – –
2008 215 #1,186 – –
2007 231 #1,123 – –
2006 289 #917 – –
2005 318 #816 – –
2004 358 #738 – –
2003 317 #781 – –
2002 300 #786 – –
2001 372 #674 – –
2000 308 #748 – –
1995 303 #698 – –
1990 349 #643 – –
1985 267 #676 – –
1980 232 #724 – –
1975 174 #798 – –
1970 271 #627 – –
1965 385 #484 – –
1960 332 #530 – –
1955 218 #632 – –
1950 80 #1,024 – –
1945 43 #1,227 – –
1940 30 #1,398 – –
1935 32 #1,295 – –
1930 13 #2,513 – –
1925 19 #2,092 – –
1920 16 #2,334 – –
1915 6 #4,081 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Maura

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Maura Tierney Maura Tierney American actress (born 1965) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maura, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maura?

The median living Maura is about 38 years old. Half of all living Mauras are between 24 and 58 years old.

How many people named Maura are alive today?

An estimated 19 thousand people named Maura are alive in the United States, based on 19,970 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Maura mean?

Maura is a female given name primarily used in English, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Scots Gaelic, and Irish.

How popular is the name Maura in 2025?

Maura ranked #1,640 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 127 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maura?

19,970 babies have been named Maura in the United States since 1903, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maura most popular?

Maura peaked in 1964, when 430 newborns received the name.

Is Maura a boy or girl name?

Maura is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maura rising or falling?

Maura is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maura become more popular?

Maura looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 121 girls named Maura in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Maura?

Well-known people named Maura include Maura Tierney (actor).

Names like Maura

Names that sound and feel close to Maura: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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