Maurice

Last seen for girls in 1995 at #13,386 · #1,018 for boys in 2025, 220 births
Given to boys 98.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1914 · 1,256 births
Debut · boys
93 births
In top 100 · boys
5 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
136,332
since 1880

Maurice over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #94, 1914boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,018220
2024—#931248
2023—#971226
2022—#995224
2021—#829287
2020—#841271
2019—#732329
2018—#670377
2017—#651396
2016—#650406
2015—#616435
2014—#579482
2013—#526505
2012—#501531
2011—#463579
2010—#448600
2009—#439638
2008—#402733
2007—#414707
2006—#393761
2005—#411661
2004—#383712
2003—#358757
2002—#377697
2001—#371717
2000—#345795
1999—#356734
1998—#327832
1997—#320827
1996—#324809
1995#13,3865#300888
1994#9,5868#294932
1993#13,4425#2581,112
1992#10,4797#2471,164
1991#10,2717#2281,301
1990#6,46513#2061,488
1989#6,53112#2041,421
1988#4,30820#1861,493
1987#3,03131#1871,473
1986#5,18814#1761,511
1985#3,41925#1731,559
1984#4,31817#1681,590
1983#3,94919#1621,684
1982#3,64722#1651,647
1981#4,53216#1631,641
1980#3,21526#1621,556
1979#3,23625#1601,594
1978#3,63720#1571,575
1977#2,83828#1661,440
1976#2,60230#1741,347
1975#3,63718#1691,384
1974#2,83525#1731,375
1973#2,91423#1651,439
1972#2,68026#1601,641
1971#2,59928#1621,698
1970#2,52229#1651,740
1969#2,76823#1781,570
1968#2,16431#1791,475
1967#2,70621#1731,526
1966#2,45324#1801,417
1965#2,68421#1811,417
1964#2,75221#1871,502
1963#2,78020#1991,490
1962#2,31227#2031,482
1961#3,31815#2021,443
1960#2,43224#2121,321
1959#2,39523#2081,364
1958#2,20926#2091,292
1957#2,48621#1961,392
1956#2,24924#2011,326
1955#2,83916#2061,221
1954#2,07626#2051,223
1953#2,36320#1981,229
1952#2,12623#1911,219
1951#1,80529#1951,121
1950#2,05322#1851,197
1949#1,69731#1831,153
1948#1,90125#1981,002
1947#2,04523#1811,140
1946#2,15319#1761,058
1945#1,87420#177913
1944#1,91620#1681,023
1943#1,70325#1651,105
1942#1,49730#1651,027
1941#1,56925#1631,026
1940#1,27234#1611,030
1939#1,79719#1571,016
1938#1,43727#1431,152
1937#1,49325#1441,069
1936#1,26732#1371,154
1935#1,38128#1301,234
1934#1,26332#1321,239
1933#1,00847#1281,310
1932#1,16238#1221,418
1931#97051#1171,496
1930#1,05948#1161,550
1929#1,06447#1251,376
1928#88868#1191,494
1927#93564#1221,493
1926#96360#1101,640
1925#97059#1111,586
1924#96263#1021,714
1923#1,03753#1011,711
1922#93263#1031,696
1921#1,01754#1011,743
1920#92162#1021,708
1919#94456#1081,474
1918#93059#1031,636
1917#1,01348#1011,554
1916#88259#991,584
1915#83161#1011,440
1914#1,08031#941,256
1913#90135#95994
1912#1,05524#95811
1911#1,17115#99397
1910#2,3985#110283
1909#1,21912#113245
1908#1,5478#106241
1907#1,28910#115208
1906#1,3219#109197
1905#1,09312#106202
1904#1,3648#129165
1903—#107182
1902—#102187
1901#1,4666#106160
1900—#119193
1899—#137117
1898#1,7005#126143
1897—#139117
1896—#133127
1895—#122136
1894—#128125
1893—#112149
1892—#123137
1891—#118117
1890—#138102
1889—#131109
1888—#152100
1887—#14488
1886—#13997
1885—#14196
1884—#126115
1883—#14489
1882—#139102
1881—#16872
1880—#14593
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Maurice was already there! It came in at #145, and was given to 93 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 110 boys a year got the name.

Where Maurice is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedAKMaine: #37 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 140 boysMEVermont: #31 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 118 boysVTNew Hampshire: #21 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 71 boysNHWashington: #72 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 331 boysWAIdaho: #114 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 449 boysIDMontana: #68 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 285 boysMTNorth Dakota: #137 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 700 boysNDMinnesota: #82 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 362 boysMNIllinois: #94 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 519 boysILWisconsin: #107 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 598 boysWIMichigan: #90 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 484 boysMINew York: #112 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 779 boysNYMassachusetts: #67 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 374 boysMARhode Island: #62 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 269 boysRIOregon: #92 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 420 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedNVWyoming: #70 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 279 boysWYSouth Dakota: #68 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 238 boysSDIowa: #79 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 350 boysIAIndiana: #53 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 242 boysINOhio: #138 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,064 boysOHPennsylvania: #129 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,116 boysPANew Jersey: #98 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 652 boysNJConnecticut: #88 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 599 boysCTCalifornia: #93 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 508 boysCAUtah: #149 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 595 boysUTColorado: #88 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 397 boysCONebraska: #81 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 326 boysNEMissouri: #99 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 528 boysMOKentucky: #110 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 616 boysKYWest Virginia: #179 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,115 boysWVVirginia: #143 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 871 boysVAMaryland: #74 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 370 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedNMKansas: #85 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 368 boysKSArkansas: #190 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,075 boysARTennessee: #217 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,684 boysTNNorth Carolina: #205 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,459 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #66 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 380 boysDCOklahoma: #206 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,252 boysOKLouisiana: #132 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 617 boysLAMississippi: #232 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,633 boysMSAlabama: #216 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,499 boysALGeorgia: #356 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,446 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedHITexas: #150 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 765 boysTXFlorida: #172 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 998 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#21 · 1 in 71
  2. Vermont#31 · 1 in 118
  3. Maine#37 · 1 in 140
  4. Indiana#53 · 1 in 242
  5. Rhode Island#62 · 1 in 269

Best ever in a state: #13 in New Hampshire, 1926.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#21391 in 71
Vermont#31181 in 118
Maine#37381 in 140
Indiana#53881 in 242
Rhode Island#62171 in 269
District of Columbia#6671 in 380
Massachusetts#67811 in 374
Montana#68171 in 285
South Dakota#68241 in 238
Wyoming#7051 in 279
Washington#72271 in 331
Maryland#74321 in 370
Iowa#79531 in 350
Nebraska#81331 in 326
Minnesota#82531 in 362
Kansas#85381 in 368
Colorado#88181 in 397
Connecticut#88201 in 599
Michigan#90601 in 484
Oregon#92121 in 420
California#93431 in 508
Illinois#94951 in 519
New Jersey#98411 in 652
Missouri#99481 in 528
Wisconsin#107341 in 598
Kentucky#110371 in 616
New York#1121081 in 779
Idaho#11481 in 449
Pennsylvania#129711 in 1,116
Louisiana#132291 in 617
North Dakota#13791 in 700
Ohio#138411 in 1,064
Virginia#143251 in 871
Utah#14971 in 595
Texas#150591 in 765
Florida#17291 in 998
West Virginia#179121 in 1,115
Arkansas#190161 in 1,075
North Carolina#205211 in 1,459
Oklahoma#206151 in 1,252
Alabama#216171 in 1,499
Tennessee#217131 in 1,684
Mississippi#232121 in 1,633
Georgia#35691 in 3,446
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
South Carolina———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Maurice
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 87 spots since 2024 (#931 → #1,018)
  • 177 spots since 2020 (#841 → #1,018)
  • 402 spots since 2015 (#616 → #1,018)
  • Biggest jump: 40 spots in 2024 (#971 → #931)
  • Biggest drop: 166 spots in 2022 (#829 → #995)
Rise & fade · boys
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1914 at #94 (1,256 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 96 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 5 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 5 yrs · run 1911–1914
  • Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1880–2024
Share of babies · boys
1 in 516
  • Highest: 1 in 516 boys born in 1913 were named Maurice (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,764 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #94 in 1914, was only 1 in 521 (0.19%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 11.9% of all boys named Maurice (16,161) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s961#126 (1884)#143
1890s1,270#112 (1893)#128
1900s1,980#102 (1902)#111
1910s11,429#94 (1914)#101
1920s16,161#101 (1921)#110
1930s12,638#116 (1930)#133
1940s10,477#161 (1940)#174
1950s12,584#185 (1950)#199
1960s14,643#173 (1967)#189
1970s15,233#157 (1978)#165
1980s15,575#162 (1983)#175
1990s10,087#206 (1990)#286
2000s7,178#345 (2000)#389
2010s4,640#448 (2010)#584
2020s1,476#829 (2021)#931

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Maurice in 1919

girls
#944
56 births · 1 in 20,181 girls
boys
#108
1,474 births · 1 in 665 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #944Maurice56

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #108Maurice1,474
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 20,181 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 83.0% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maurice
  1. #933Tressa57
  2. #933Vinnie57
  3. #933Vivien57
  4. #944Maurice56
  5. #944Aida56
  6. #944Euna56
  7. #944Hildegarde56
  8. #954Alba55
  9. #954Buelah55
  10. #954Cleora55

Tied with 9 names at #944; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 665 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 97.8% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maurice
  1. #105Leslie1,539
  2. #106Marion1,488
  3. #107Wallace1,481
  4. #108Maurice1,474
  5. #109Jessie1,473
  6. #110Max1,458
  7. #111Irving1,440
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 446Quinten#1,313 → #867
  2. ↑ 432Dempsey#1,012 → #580
  3. ↑ 341Winton#1,231 → #890
  4. ↑ 334Donnie#1,211 → #877
  5. ↑ 332Edsel#1,062 → #730
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,008Foch#869 → #2,877
  2. ↓ 582Carmel#949 → #1,531
  3. ↓ 403Eligah#918 → #1,321
  4. ↓ 398Nels#809 → #1,207
  5. ↓ 355Myer#966 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1919 →