Is Maura a boy or girl name?
Maura is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 111 girls and 0 boys were named Maura, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 19,844 US babies named Maura were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,810
- Babies named Maura since 1903
- 19,844
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 430 babies
Boys and girls named Maura, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 43 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 125 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 212 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 532 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,069 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,651 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,177 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 2,693 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,263 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,903 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,618 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 548 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,810 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,993 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,772 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,110 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,612 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,586 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,254 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,564 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,491 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,417 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,469 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,329 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,306 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,248 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,257 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,186 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 231 | #1,123 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 289 | #917 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 318 | #816 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 358 | #738 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 317 | #781 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 300 | #786 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 372 | #674 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 308 | #748 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 310 | #728 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 335 | #683 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 361 | #620 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 310 | #698 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 303 | #698 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 297 | #706 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 311 | #695 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 313 | #692 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 374 | #602 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 349 | #643 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 347 | #614 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 317 | #627 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 271 | #683 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 273 | #676 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 267 | #676 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 222 | #738 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 248 | #685 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,009 | 280 | #640 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 236 | #711 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 232 | #724 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 229 | #726 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 191 | #790 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 194 | #780 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 194 | #748 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 174 | #798 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 206 | #711 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 216 | #691 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 240 | #640 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 262 | #633 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 271 | #627 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 325 | #548 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 346 | #518 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 337 | #518 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 348 | #507 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 385 | #484 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 430 | #468 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 418 | #473 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 364 | #509 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 366 | #512 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 332 | #530 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 311 | #553 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 293 | #580 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 288 | #570 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 249 | #608 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 218 | #632 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 208 | #632 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 140 | #776 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 161 | #704 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 121 | #814 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,024 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 92 | #929 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 99 | #878 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,116 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,127 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,227 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,230 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,357 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,461 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,303 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,398 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,578 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,533 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,067 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,726 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,295 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,535 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,641 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,664 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,270 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,513 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,857 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,082 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,992 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,786 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,092 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,280 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,857 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,091 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,586 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,334 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,616 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,742 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,051 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,798 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,068 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,279 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,975 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Maura reached #7,009 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #468 in 1964. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maura
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.