Ann vs Maura
Ann and Mauracompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2006, Ann was ranked #384 and Maura #384 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ann was ranked #556 and Maura #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ann was ranked #1406 and Maura #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann and Maura over time
Ann and Maura appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maura in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maura in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Ann and Maura were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 54 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #556 and #736.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ann #539 in 1996, Maura #2165 in 1998.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls54 shared years, 1964–2024
Ann held the stronger position in 54 of those years, Maura in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #4 in 1964, Maura #136 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ann #556, Maura #736.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2024
Ann held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Maura in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #539 in 1996, Maura #2165 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ann #1406, Maura #3318.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ann | Maura |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Maura.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ann
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #82 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Maura
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #136 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1972 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls