Maura
Maura is a female given name primarily used in English, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Scots Gaelic, and Irish. In Romance languages it appears as the feminine form of the Roman given name Maurus. In Gaelic languages it may be an Anglicisation of Máire, the Irish form of Mary.
Meaning & Origin of Maura
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maura is a female given name primarily used in English, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Scots Gaelic, and Irish. In Romance languages it appears as the feminine form of the Roman given name Maurus. In Gaelic languages it may be an Anglicisation of Máire, the Irish form of Mary.
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The Story of Maura
Maura first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1903, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 430 Mauras were born — ranking #468 that year. As of 2026, Maura ranks #1,921 for baby girls with 104 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 20K Mauras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maura
Maura is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Maura's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #468. Use the chart and map above to compare Maura's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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