How Many People Are Named Maura?
An estimated 17,443 people in the United States have the first name Maura. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Maura peaked in popularity in 1964 with 430 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maura as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maura paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
17,443
About 1 in 19,650 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1964
430 births
Total Registered
19,844
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maura
Maura is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 19,844 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maura as a male name
Ranked #7,009 in 1982
5 male births in 1982
Peak: 1982 (5 births)
Maura as a female name
Ranked #1,810 in 2024
111 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (430 births)
Maura: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maura span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 3,651 babies were registered. Maura has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maura by Decade
How has Maura tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maura by State
Birth registrations for Maura span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Arizona, West Virginia. On average, about 415 Mauras were registered per state.
Maura + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maura as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maura
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maura: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maura?
We estimate approximately 17,443 people named Maura are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 19,650 Americans share this first name.
Is Maura a common name?
Maura is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19,844 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maura most popular?
Maura reached peak popularity in 1964, when 430 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maura is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maura a female name?
Maura is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maura Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maura Smith, Maura Johnson, Maura Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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