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Maura
Rank in 2024
#1,805
Born in 2024
111
Peak year
1964 · #468
Origin
Irish, Italian
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 111 girls were named Maura, about 1 in every 14,533.
- It peaked in 1964 with 430 babies, ranked #468.
- It first shows up in the records in 1903.
- 19,839 girls have been named Maura since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Maura per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- 0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.2Gen X1965–80
- 0.2Millennials1981–96
- 0.2Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 152 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 452 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 4,292 babies, 0.12 per 1,000. Gen X: 4,150 babies, 0.16 per 1,000. Millennials: 4,718 babies, 0.17 per 1,000. Gen Z: 4,460 babies, 0.15 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,615 babies, 0.08 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Either from Irish Máire and Scottish Gaelic Màiri, or from Italian Maura. When borrowed from Irish, a doublet of Moira. ==== Proper noun ==== Maura A female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of English, Scottish and Irish usage, variant of Mary. A female given name from Italian, masculine equivalent Mauro.
- A female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of English, Scottish and Irish usage, variant of Mary.
- A female given name from Italian, masculine equivalent Mauro.
- Origin
- Irish, Italian
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Maura, CC BY-SA 4.0.