Unisex name · since 1889
Maury
Maury has 2,512 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,861 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,262 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,512
- born since 1889
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maury is the #8262 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,512 recorded since 1889.
Social Security Administration records show Maury recorded 2,512 times among boys since 1889, holding rank #8262 nationally today, ahead of 41% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #2,861 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,262 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,512 born since 1889
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maury ranks #2,861 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,262 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,512 born since 1889, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,861 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,262 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,512
- born since 1889
- 1960s
- peak decade
Maury's 2,512 recorded births place it above 93.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maury compares
2,512 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maury's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maury | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,512 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maury's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maury splits its recorded history at 1967: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 86 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maury popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Maury popularity over time - girls
258 total births recorded since 1940 (Maury as girls' name)
Maury by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (623 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Maury's strongest decade.
623 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Maury births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 92
1910s
92 births
- 1920s 151
1920s
151 births
- 1930s 151
1930s
151 births
- 1940s
1940s
289 births
- 1950s
1950s
370 births
- 1960s
1960s
623 births
- 1970s 214
1970s
214 births
- 1980s 131
1980s
131 births
- 1990s 177
1990s
177 births
- 2000s 167
2000s
167 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 623 births (25% of all-time use).
How Maury compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Maury's total volume
Maury by state
Where Maury concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 117 | 4.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 75 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 63 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 28 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 25 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 12 | 0.5% |
117 of 2,512 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Maury appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maury's data
- Maury's decade-level peak was the 1960s (623 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maurys (117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maury: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~136 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1889–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maury draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.