Name meaning & stats
Maura
Maura means “beloved, or bitter (debated)” (Irish origin). 19,585 US babies since 1940, peak 1964.
What it means
“beloved, or bitter (debated)”
IrishForm of Mary
In US birth records
Peak year: 1964
19,585 US babies were named Maura between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Maura (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Maura is the main spelling
- Maura 98%
- Mauriah 1%
- Maurya 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1964)