Maury

A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning of the moors; a form of Maurice or Maureen.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Maury by the numbers

Maury was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 87 babies in 1963, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Maureen

Like Maury, each of these traces back to Maureen: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Maureendark; great; form of Maurin43 in the US (2017)
  • Mairinof the sea; a form of Maureen18 in the US (2017)
  • Maurissaof the moors; a form of Maureen or Maurice6 in the US (2017)

Other names that come from Maurice

Like Maury, each of these traces back to Maurice: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Mauricedark-skinned; moorish394 in the US (2017)
  • Morrisdark-skinned; moorish; a form of Maurice104 in the US (2017)
  • Mauriziodark-skinned; italian form of Maurice10 in the US (2017)
  • Maurielleof the moor; feminine elaboration of Maurice9 in the US (2017)
  • Maurissaof the moors; a form of Maureen or Maurice6 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maury. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Mauriof moorish or mauritian tradition; dark-skinned14 in the US (2017)
  • Mauryarelating to the Mauryan dynasty; Indian historical reference6 in the US (2017)
  • Mauriedark-skinned; a form of Maurice5 in the US (2017)
  • Mabrey17 in the US (2017)
  • Makay5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Maury

Names that are said the same way as Maury, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
  • Marieof the sea; beloved; form of Mary453 in the US (2017)
  • Mariof the sea; a form of Mary or Maria32 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mairiof the sea or beloved; scottish form of mary9 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Maury

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