How popular is the name Maura?

Maura ranks 912th among girls' names in US records, with 20,775 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,496.

Is Maura a unisex name?

No. Maura is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1964, when 436 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#912 of girl names

Pronounced M AO1 R AH0 (ARPABET)

Maura is a girls' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 20,775 children — the 912th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 33% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1964, when 436 children were given it.

1964Girls: 436Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Maura?: Maura ranks 912th among girls' names in US records, with 20,775 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,496.
Is Maura a unisex name?: No. Maura is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Maura most popular?: 1964, when 436 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.