Meaning and history
Maura is an Irish form of Máire, the Irish form of Mary, and also the feminine form of the Latin name Maurus, meaning "Moorish" or "dark-skinned." These separate traditions give the name more than one origin. Notable bearers include American actress Maura Tierney and journalist Maura Kelly.
20062006: 289 births, rank #913
2007: 231 births, rank #1,122
2008: 215 births, rank #1,184
2009: 195 births, rank #1,256
2010: 193 births, rank #1,244
20112011: 181 births, rank #1,301
2012: 177 births, rank #1,326
2013: 152 births, rank #1,466
2014: 161 births, rank #1,416
2015: 154 births, rank #1,488
20162016: 143 births, rank #1,560
2017: 189 births, rank #1,251
2018: 136 births, rank #1,585
2019: 132 births, rank #1,608
2020: 131 births, rank #1,593
20212021: 90 births, rank #2,103
2022: 117 births, rank #1,763
2023: 99 births, rank #1,984
2024: 111 births, rank #1,810
20252025: 127 births, rank #1,631
Maura moved from #816 to #917 for girls between 2005 and 2006. Its highest annual birth count came in 1964, with 430 births.