Maura
Serves as an anglicization of the Irish Máire, the Irish form of Mary. It also exists separately as the feminine of the Latin Maurus, meaning a Moor or North African.
Maura in 2025
Maura was given to 127 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,013th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 26,105 babies born.
The history of Maura
Maura reached its highest point in 1964, when 430 babies were given the name, ranking 842nd that year.
Across the 123 years of records since 1903, 19,970 babies have been named Maura. Half of them were born before 1984, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Maura by decade
| Decade | Babies named Maura | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 2,944 |
| 1910s | 43 | 5,209 |
| 1920s | 125 | 3,681 |
| 1930s | 212 | 2,341 |
| 1940s | 532 | 1,508 |
| 1950s | 2,069 | 990 |
| 1960s | 3,651 | 842 |
| 1970s | 2,176 | 1,092 |
| 1980s | 2,698 | 1,122 |
| 1990s | 3,263 | 1,112 |
| 2000s | 2,903 | 1,228 |
| 2010s | 1,618 | 2,243 |
| 2020s | 675 | 2,911 |
Where Maura is heading
Maura has fallen 18% over the past decade, from 154 babies in 2015 to 127 in 2025.
Names like Maura
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Maura.