NameTides

Maura

Maura was the #1,631 girls' name in the US in 2025 (127 babies).

Maura as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Maura as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUS
Maura as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,631 (127)—#474 (6)———
2024#1,810 (111)#3,319 (7)——#736 (4)—
2023#1,984 (99)#4,710 (4)#630 (4)———
2022#1,763 (117)#4,646 (4)#625 (4)#418 (3)—#2,553 (7)
2021#2,103 (90)#3,961 (5)#792 (3)———
2020#1,593 (131)———#700 (4)—
2019#1,608 (132)#5,591 (3)——#457 (8)#3,266 (5)
2018#1,585 (136)#5,666 (3)———#2,344 (8)
2017#1,251 (189)—————
2016#1,560 (143)—#798 (3)———
2015#1,488 (154)———#896 (3)#2,891 (6)
2014#1,416 (161)#5,691 (3)#802 (3)—#661 (5)—
2013#1,466 (152)———#747 (4)#2,888 (6)
2012#1,326 (177)———#768 (4)—
2011#1,301 (181)———#695 (5)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1964 at #468.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1903.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Maura is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Maura by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #927ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,035OHPennsylvania: #615PANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #926MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Maura (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MauraCanadaGirls—too few
MauraEngland & WalesGirls—too few
MauraIrelandGirls—too few
MauraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MauraScotlandGirls#4746
MauraUSGirls#1,631127
MauraUSBoys—too few