Maurya
The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia with its power base in Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya around c. 320 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE.
Meaning & Origin of Maurya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia with its power base in Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya around c. 320 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE.
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Etymology
The Story of Maurya
As a girl name
Maurya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1946, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 11 Mauryas were born — ranking #3,490 that year. As of 2026, Maurya ranks #11,798 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 130 Mauryas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Maurya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 6 Mauryas were born — ranking #10,774 that year. As of 2026, Maurya ranks #12,323 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 26 Mauryas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maurya
Maurya is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 130 births in the dataset. Maurya's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #3,490. Use the chart and map above to compare Maurya'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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