Maurice
Latin Mauritius, “Moorish, dark-skinned.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Maurice appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 5 different years between 1911 and 1916. Its biggest year was 1921, when 1,743 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 101 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1914, at No. 94. All told, 138,943 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Maris (2,903), Mars (1,522), Marice (1,184) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Morris
Explore Maurice interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 961 | No. 126 |
| 1890s | 1,270 | No. 112 |
| 1900s | 1,980 | No. 102 |
| 1910s | 11,429 | No. 94 |
| 1920s | 16,161 | No. 101 |
| 1930s | 12,638 | No. 116 |
| 1940s | 10,477 | No. 161 |
| 1950s | 12,584 | No. 185 |
| 1960s | 14,643 | No. 173 |
| 1970s | 15,233 | No. 157 |
| 1980s | 15,575 | No. 162 |
| 1990s | 10,087 | No. 206 |
| 2000s | 7,178 | No. 345 |
| 2010s | 4,640 | No. 448 |
| 2020s | 1,476 | No. 829 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.