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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #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 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedAKMaine: #77 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 384 boysMEVermont: #100 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 564 boysVTNew Hampshire: #83 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 492 boysNHWashington: #308 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,974 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #206 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,499 boysMNIllinois: #122 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 832 boysILWisconsin: #260 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,576 boysWIMichigan: #180 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,516 boysMINew York: #198 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 1,817 boysNYMassachusetts: #134 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,919 boysMARhode Island: #89 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 767 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #211 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,644 boysSDIowa: #241 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,069 boysIAIndiana: #159 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,229 boysINOhio: #206 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 2,410 boysOHPennsylvania: #197 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 2,367 boysPANew Jersey: #164 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,684 boysNJConnecticut: #214 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,090 boysCTCalifornia: #211 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 1,747 boysCAUtah: #240 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,716 boysUTColorado: #288 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,911 boysCONebraska: #225 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,292 boysNEMissouri: #175 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,301 boysMOKentucky: #168 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,298 boysKYWest Virginia: #240 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,397 boysWVVirginia: #148 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 854 boysVAMaryland: #103 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 574 boysMDDelaware: #106 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 625 boysDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #210 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,215 boysNMKansas: #228 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,905 boysKSArkansas: #250 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,034 boysARTennessee: #144 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 975 boysTNNorth Carolina: #159 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 991 boysNCSouth Carolina: #233 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,709 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #92 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 454 boysDCOklahoma: #222 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,774 boysOKLouisiana: #221 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,509 boysLAMississippi: #152 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 865 boysMSAlabama: #193 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,289 boysALGeorgia: #297 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,787 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedHITexas: #332 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 2,636 boysTXFlorida: #205 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,522 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#77 · 1 in 384
  2. New Hampshire#83 · 1 in 492
  3. Rhode Island#89 · 1 in 767
  4. District of Columbia#92 · 1 in 454
  5. Vermont#100 · 1 in 564

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#77271 in 384
New Hampshire#83121 in 492
Rhode Island#89121 in 767
District of Columbia#92331 in 454
Vermont#10071 in 564
Maryland#103551 in 574
Delaware#10681 in 625
Illinois#1221351 in 832
Massachusetts#134291 in 1,919
Tennessee#144421 in 975
Virginia#148521 in 854
Mississippi#152331 in 865
Indiana#159451 in 1,229
North Carolina#159561 in 991
New Jersey#164351 in 1,684
Kentucky#168281 in 1,298
Missouri#175371 in 1,301
Michigan#180661 in 1,516
Alabama#193311 in 1,289
Pennsylvania#197521 in 2,367
New York#198971 in 1,817
Florida#205311 in 1,522
Minnesota#206161 in 2,499
Ohio#206481 in 2,410
New Mexico#210101 in 1,215
California#211961 in 1,747
South Dakota#21151 in 1,644
Connecticut#21481 in 3,090
Louisiana#221281 in 1,509
Oklahoma#222141 in 1,774
Nebraska#22571 in 2,292
Kansas#228131 in 1,905
South Carolina#233181 in 1,709
Utah#24071 in 1,716
West Virginia#24091 in 2,397
Iowa#241101 in 3,069
Arkansas#250101 in 2,034
Wisconsin#260101 in 4,576
Colorado#28871 in 2,911
Georgia#297181 in 2,787
Washington#30881 in 3,974
Texas#332471 in 2,636
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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 1956

girls
#2,249
24 births · 1 in 83,654 girls
boys
#201
1,326 births · 1 in 1,595 boys

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #2,249Maurice24

Top boys' names in 1956

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #201Maurice1,326
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 83,654 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 67.4% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maurice
  1. #2,194Vesta25
  2. #2,194Willetta25
  3. #2,194Yolande25
  4. #2,249Maurice24
  5. #2,249Alda24
  6. #2,249Alethia24
  7. #2,249Alita24
  8. #2,321Alissa23
  9. #2,321Annamaria23
  10. #2,321Ashley23

Tied with 71 names at #2,249; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

boys

2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 1,595 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 95.5% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maurice
  1. #198Harvey1,379
  2. #199Ruben1,371
  3. #200Dave1,355
  4. #201Maurice1,326
  5. #201Herman1,326
  6. #203Randal1,321
  7. #204Johnnie1,317
  8. #205Nathaniel1,309

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,847Jace#2,764 → #917
  2. ↑ 678Rich#1,572 → #894
  3. ↑ 590Broderick#1,273 → #683
  4. ↑ 559Elvis#921 → #362
  5. ↑ 513Tracey#1,419 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Adolphus#906 → #1,257
  2. ↓ 336Randolf#949 → #1,285
  3. ↓ 279Cordell#792 → #1,071
  4. ↓ 272Rudolfo#885 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 269Aurelio#949 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →