girl's name
Maura
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 21,342
Northern Ireland
#524
2022 births
Maura is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 127 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1964, when 430 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 26,106 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1903.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Maura over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 43 |
| 1920s | 125 |
| 1930s | 212 |
| 1940s | 532 |
| 1950s | 2,069 |
| 1960s | 3,651 |
| 1970s | 2,176 |
| 1980s | 2,698 |
| 1990s | 3,263 |
| 2000s | 2,903 |
| 2010s | 1,618 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 675 |
How popular is Maura?
In 2025, Maura was given to 127 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maura is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Maura
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maura also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maura over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Maura in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Dutch
- Maureen
Sibling names for Maura
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maura — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maura
How popular is the name Maura?
In 2025, Maura was given to 127 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maura a girl's or a boy's name?
Maura is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Maura?
Maura has 2 syllables.
When was Maura most popular?
Maura peaked in 1964, when 430 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Maura a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maura currently ranks #1,642 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.