How Many People Are Named Maury?
An estimated 2,008 people in the United States have the first name Maury. It is predominantly male (90.7%). The average bearer is 53 years old, and Maury peaked in popularity in 1963 with 100 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maury 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 Maury paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,008
About 1 in 170,694 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
90.7% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1963
100 births
Total Registered
2,761
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maury
Maury is predominantly male (90.7%), though 258 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Maury as a male name
Ranked #11,816 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (87 births)
Maury as a female name
Ranked #16,443 in 2006
6 female births in 2006
Peak: 1956 (13 births)
Maury: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maury span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 702 babies were registered. Maury has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maury by Decade
How has Maury 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.
Maury by State
Birth registrations for Maury span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Missouri, Louisiana, Pennsylvania. On average, about 28 Maurys were registered per state.
Maury + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maury as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maury
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maury: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maury?
We estimate approximately 2,008 people named Maury 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 170,694 Americans share this first name.
Is Maury a common name?
Maury is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,761 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maury most popular?
Maury reached peak popularity in 1963, when 100 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maury is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maury a male name?
Maury is predominantly male. 90.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maury Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maury Smith, Maury Johnson, Maury 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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