Is Maury a boy or girl name?

Maury is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,770 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.3% were girls and 90.7% were boys.

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Maury

Recorded 1889–2025 · United States

Maury was most popular in 1963, when 99 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,809 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,770 people named Maury.

Maury over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maury’s peak in 1963. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maury a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maury is mostly a boy’s name — 9.3% of the 2,770 Americans given it were girls and 90.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Maury

Where Maury is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org