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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #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 1939

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedAKMaine: #41 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 195 boysMEVermont: #33 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 139 boysVTNew Hampshire: #22 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 90 boysNHWashington: #173 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,296 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #123 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 612 boysNDMinnesota: #118 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 753 boysMNIllinois: #132 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 970 boysILWisconsin: #183 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,902 boysWIMichigan: #172 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,615 boysMINew York: #135 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,203 boysNYMassachusetts: #84 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 742 boysMARhode Island: #47 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 238 boysRIOregon: #154 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 918 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #100 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 445 boysSDIowa: #176 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,349 boysIAIndiana: #79 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 465 boysINOhio: #161 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,357 boysOHPennsylvania: #164 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,997 boysPANew Jersey: #149 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,712 boysNJConnecticut: #118 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,044 boysCTCalifornia: #178 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,227 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedCONebraska: #117 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 592 boysNEMissouri: #138 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 901 boysMOKentucky: #165 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,012 boysKYWest Virginia: #278 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,711 boysWVVirginia: #181 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,156 boysVAMaryland: #101 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 623 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: #121 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 573 boysKSArkansas: #239 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,812 boysARTennessee: #123 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 712 boysTNNorth Carolina: #215 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,508 boysNCSouth Carolina: #275 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,550 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #86 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 521 boysDCOklahoma: #205 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,390 boysOKLouisiana: #185 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,032 boysLAMississippi: #203 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,407 boysMSAlabama: #205 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,471 boysALGeorgia: #219 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,697 boysGAHawaii: #96 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 497 boysHITexas: #203 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,070 boysTXFlorida: #179 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,104 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#22 · 1 in 90
  2. Vermont#33 · 1 in 139
  3. Maine#41 · 1 in 195
  4. Rhode Island#47 · 1 in 238
  5. Indiana#79 · 1 in 465

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#22371 in 90
Vermont#33181 in 139
Maine#41321 in 195
Rhode Island#47191 in 238
Indiana#79571 in 465
Massachusetts#84391 in 742
District of Columbia#86111 in 521
Hawaii#9671 in 497
South Dakota#100111 in 445
Maryland#101201 in 623
Nebraska#117171 in 592
Connecticut#118101 in 1,044
Minnesota#118301 in 753
Kansas#121231 in 573
North Dakota#12391 in 612
Tennessee#123381 in 712
Illinois#132571 in 970
New York#135731 in 1,203
Missouri#138311 in 901
New Jersey#149151 in 1,712
Oregon#15481 in 918
Ohio#161381 in 1,357
Pennsylvania#164371 in 1,997
Kentucky#165271 in 1,012
Michigan#172271 in 1,615
Washington#17391 in 1,296
Iowa#176151 in 1,349
California#178391 in 1,227
Florida#179131 in 1,104
Virginia#181201 in 1,156
Wisconsin#183131 in 1,902
Louisiana#185211 in 1,032
Mississippi#203151 in 1,407
Texas#203551 in 1,070
Alabama#205191 in 1,471
Oklahoma#205151 in 1,390
North Carolina#215241 in 1,508
Georgia#219181 in 1,697
Arkansas#239101 in 1,812
South Carolina#27581 in 2,550
West Virginia#27871 in 2,711
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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 1939

girls
#1,797
19 births · 1 in 57,716 girls
boys
#157
1,016 births · 1 in 1,089 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #1,797Maurice19

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #157Maurice1,016
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 57,716 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 63.7% of the 4,950 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. #1,731Virgia20
  2. #1,731Vivienne20
  3. #1,731Zeta20
  4. #1,797Maurice19
  5. #1,797Adelaida19
  6. #1,797Alida19
  7. #1,797Amber19
  8. #1,881Alean18
  9. #1,881Alverna18
  10. #1,881Annemarie18

Tied with 83 names at #1,797; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 880April#1,805 → #925
  2. ↑ 865Karel#1,703 → #838
  3. ↑ 725Hedy#1,650 → #925
  4. ↑ 722Vivien#1,703 → #981
  5. ↑ 709Karon#1,547 → #838
Fallers
  1. ↓ 712Eulalia#972 → #1,684
  2. ↓ 446Shelvia#955 → #1,401
  3. ↓ 358Naoma#992 → #1,350
  4. ↓ 304Imelda#890 → #1,194
  5. ↓ 279Helaine#870 → #1,149

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

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 1,089 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 96.0% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maurice
  1. #154Jessie1,058
  2. #155Marion1,033
  3. #156Nicholas1,032
  4. #157Maurice1,016
  5. #158Edgar1,008
  6. #159Oscar1,000
  7. #160Hugh999
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 463Alfonzo#1,439 → #976
  2. ↑ 447Rod#1,439 → #992
  3. ↑ 443Estel#1,397 → #954
  4. ↑ 422Cameron#1,364 → #942
  5. ↑ 421Turner#1,337 → #916
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Gonzalo#779 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 497Judge#992 → #1,489
  3. ↓ 396Melville#963 → #1,359
  4. ↓ 355Agustin#883 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 351Antone#921 → #1,272

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

See the top 100 for 1939 →