Unisex name · since 1946
Maurya
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 130 babies named Maurya, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 130
- total births
- 1946–1988
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
130 girls have been named Maurya since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Maurya recorded 130 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1946 to 1988.
- 130 total births
- 1946–1988 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Maurya's 130 recorded births place it above 66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maurya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maurya's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maurya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1988
- Peak year (1954)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Maurya popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 2009 (Maurya as boys' name)
Maurya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Maurya's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Maurya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
44 births
- 1960s
1960s
65 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 65 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Maurya's decade-level peak was the 1960s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1946–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Maurya: Baby Name Since 1946 - 130 Births, Peak 1954." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maurya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Maurya 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 July 2026.