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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #94, 1914boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedAKMaine: #111 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 716 boysMEVermont: #92 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 497 boysVTNew Hampshire: #102 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 692 boysNHWashington: #330 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,503 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #203 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,486 boysNDMinnesota: #273 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,544 boysMNIllinois: #138 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 870 boysILWisconsin: #277 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,662 boysWIMichigan: #170 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,335 boysMINew York: #195 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 1,586 boysNYMassachusetts: #147 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,790 boysMARhode Island: #96 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 807 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: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedIAIndiana: #208 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,956 boysINOhio: #226 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 2,435 boysOHPennsylvania: #177 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,813 boysPANew Jersey: #191 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,032 boysNJConnecticut: #185 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,039 boysCTCalifornia: #257 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 2,240 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedUTColorado: #313 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,464 boysCONebraska: #217 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,966 boysNEMissouri: #177 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,215 boysMOKentucky: #213 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,710 boysKYWest Virginia: #239 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,389 boysWVVirginia: #163 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,035 boysVAMaryland: #105 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 527 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedDEArizona: #278 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,926 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedNMKansas: #229 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,801 boysKSArkansas: #218 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,519 boysARTennessee: #146 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 912 boysTNNorth Carolina: #198 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,381 boysNCSouth Carolina: #199 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,262 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #80 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 403 boysDCOklahoma: #263 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,150 boysOKLouisiana: #236 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,473 boysLAMississippi: #187 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,081 boysMSAlabama: #196 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,234 boysALGeorgia: #236 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,730 boysGAHawaii: #200 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,023 boysHITexas: #374 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 3,144 boysTXFlorida: #185 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,175 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#80 · 1 in 403
  2. Vermont#92 · 1 in 497
  3. Rhode Island#96 · 1 in 807
  4. New Hampshire#102 · 1 in 692
  5. Maryland#105 · 1 in 527

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#80371 in 403
Vermont#9281 in 497
Rhode Island#96111 in 807
New Hampshire#10291 in 692
Maryland#105611 in 527
Maine#111151 in 716
Illinois#1381311 in 870
Tennessee#146441 in 912
Massachusetts#147321 in 1,790
Virginia#163421 in 1,035
Michigan#170741 in 1,335
Missouri#177401 in 1,215
Pennsylvania#177681 in 1,813
Connecticut#185131 in 2,039
Florida#185441 in 1,175
Mississippi#187251 in 1,081
New Jersey#191301 in 2,032
New York#1951141 in 1,586
Alabama#196311 in 1,234
North Carolina#198381 in 1,381
South Carolina#199231 in 1,262
Hawaii#20071 in 1,023
North Dakota#20351 in 1,486
Indiana#208281 in 1,956
Kentucky#213211 in 1,710
Nebraska#21781 in 1,966
Arkansas#218131 in 1,519
Ohio#226471 in 2,435
Kansas#229131 in 1,801
Georgia#236281 in 1,730
Louisiana#236291 in 1,473
West Virginia#23991 in 2,389
California#257781 in 2,240
Oklahoma#263111 in 2,150
Minnesota#27391 in 4,544
Wisconsin#277101 in 4,662
Arizona#27881 in 1,926
Colorado#31361 in 3,464
Washington#33071 in 4,503
Texas#374391 in 3,144
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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 1958

girls
#2,209
26 births · 1 in 77,370 girls
boys
#209
1,292 births · 1 in 1,643 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #2,209Maurice26

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #209Maurice1,292
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 77,370 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 68.6% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maurice
  1. #2,167Susy27
  2. #2,167Verda27
  3. #2,167Wenda27
  4. #2,209Maurice26
  5. #2,209Annett26
  6. #2,209Arlinda26
  7. #2,209Augustine26
  8. #2,260Adell25
  9. #2,260Albert25
  10. #2,260Alita25

Tied with 50 names at #2,209; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,643 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maurice
  1. #206Jimmie1,316
  2. #207Antonio1,305
  3. #208Ricardo1,295
  4. #209Maurice1,292
  5. #210Johnnie1,271
  6. #211Freddie1,266
  7. #212Tracy1,249
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →