Names / Boy names
Maor
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#5,932
in 1997
First recorded
1991
in U.S. data
Children named
124
since 1991
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,932 in 1997 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(mah-OR): Hebrew, meaning light or luminary. Compact and distinctive. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1991. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 124 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.