Maura Girl
How popular is Maura?
#1,631 girl name in 2025
127 baby girls were named Maura in the US in 2025, making it the 1631st most popular girl name.
18,428living people named Maura (est.)
39median age of people named Maura
19,970babies named Maura since 1880
1 in 26,105US babies born in 2025
Maura popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,631 for girls (▲ 179 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 127 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,488 in 2015, #1,593 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1964 (430 girls) |
| Highest rank | #468 in 1964 |
| First recorded | 1903 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Maura is most popular
Babies named Maura per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 0.4 per 1,000 (89 girls)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (33 girls)
- Missouri: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Maura by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,791 |
| 1910s | 43 | #2,825 |
| 1920s | 125 | #2,017 |
| 1930s | 212 | #1,264 |
| 1940s | 532 | #875 |
| 1950s | 2,069 | #552 |
| 1960s | 3,651 | #468 |
| 1970s | 2,176 | #627 |
| 1980s | 2,693 | #612 |
| 1990s | 3,263 | #602 |
| 2000s | 2,903 | #674 |
| 2010s | 1,618 | #1,244 |
| 2020s | 675 | #1,593 |
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Questions
- Is Maura a boy or girl name?
- Maura is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Maura were girls.
- How popular is the name Maura?
- 127 baby girls were named Maura in the US in 2025, making it the 1631st most popular girl name.
- When was Maura most popular?
- Maura peaked in 1964, when 430 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #468 in 1964.
- How many people are named Maura?
- 19,970 babies have been named Maura in the US since 1880. We estimate about 18,428 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 39.
- Where is Maura most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Maura was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.