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
- Peak · boys
- 1914 · 1,256 births
- Debut · boys
- 93 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 5 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 136,332since 1880
Maurice over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,018 | 220 | |
| 2024 | — | #931 | 248 | |
| 2023 | — | #971 | 226 | |
| 2022 | — | #995 | 224 | |
| 2021 | — | #829 | 287 | |
| 2020 | — | #841 | 271 | |
| 2019 | — | #732 | 329 | |
| 2018 | — | #670 | 377 | |
| 2017 | — | #651 | 396 | |
| 2016 | — | #650 | 406 | |
| 2015 | — | #616 | 435 | |
| 2014 | — | #579 | 482 | |
| 2013 | — | #526 | 505 | |
| 2012 | — | #501 | 531 | |
| 2011 | — | #463 | 579 | |
| 2010 | — | #448 | 600 | |
| 2009 | — | #439 | 638 | |
| 2008 | — | #402 | 733 | |
| 2007 | — | #414 | 707 | |
| 2006 | — | #393 | 761 | |
| 2005 | — | #411 | 661 | |
| 2004 | — | #383 | 712 | |
| 2003 | — | #358 | 757 | |
| 2002 | — | #377 | 697 | |
| 2001 | — | #371 | 717 | |
| 2000 | — | #345 | 795 | |
| 1999 | — | #356 | 734 | |
| 1998 | — | #327 | 832 | |
| 1997 | — | #320 | 827 | |
| 1996 | — | #324 | 809 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #300 | 888 |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | #294 | 932 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #258 | 1,112 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #247 | 1,164 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #228 | 1,301 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #206 | 1,488 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #204 | 1,421 |
| 1988 | #4,308 | 20 | #186 | 1,493 |
| 1987 | #3,031 | 31 | #187 | 1,473 |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | #176 | 1,511 |
| 1985 | #3,419 | 25 | #173 | 1,559 |
| 1984 | #4,318 | 17 | #168 | 1,590 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #162 | 1,684 |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | #165 | 1,647 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #163 | 1,641 |
| 1980 | #3,215 | 26 | #162 | 1,556 |
| 1979 | #3,236 | 25 | #160 | 1,594 |
| 1978 | #3,637 | 20 | #157 | 1,575 |
| 1977 | #2,838 | 28 | #166 | 1,440 |
| 1976 | #2,602 | 30 | #174 | 1,347 |
| 1975 | #3,637 | 18 | #169 | 1,384 |
| 1974 | #2,835 | 25 | #173 | 1,375 |
| 1973 | #2,914 | 23 | #165 | 1,439 |
| 1972 | #2,680 | 26 | #160 | 1,641 |
| 1971 | #2,599 | 28 | #162 | 1,698 |
| 1970 | #2,522 | 29 | #165 | 1,740 |
| 1969 | #2,768 | 23 | #178 | 1,570 |
| 1968 | #2,164 | 31 | #179 | 1,475 |
| 1967 | #2,706 | 21 | #173 | 1,526 |
| 1966 | #2,453 | 24 | #180 | 1,417 |
| 1965 | #2,684 | 21 | #181 | 1,417 |
| 1964 | #2,752 | 21 | #187 | 1,502 |
| 1963 | #2,780 | 20 | #199 | 1,490 |
| 1962 | #2,312 | 27 | #203 | 1,482 |
| 1961 | #3,318 | 15 | #202 | 1,443 |
| 1960 | #2,432 | 24 | #212 | 1,321 |
| 1959 | #2,395 | 23 | #208 | 1,364 |
| 1958 | #2,209 | 26 | #209 | 1,292 |
| 1957 | #2,486 | 21 | #196 | 1,392 |
| 1956 | #2,249 | 24 | #201 | 1,326 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #206 | 1,221 |
| 1954 | #2,076 | 26 | #205 | 1,223 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #198 | 1,229 |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 | #191 | 1,219 |
| 1951 | #1,805 | 29 | #195 | 1,121 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 | #185 | 1,197 |
| 1949 | #1,697 | 31 | #183 | 1,153 |
| 1948 | #1,901 | 25 | #198 | 1,002 |
| 1947 | #2,045 | 23 | #181 | 1,140 |
| 1946 | #2,153 | 19 | #176 | 1,058 |
| 1945 | #1,874 | 20 | #177 | 913 |
| 1944 | #1,916 | 20 | #168 | 1,023 |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 | #165 | 1,105 |
| 1942 | #1,497 | 30 | #165 | 1,027 |
| 1941 | #1,569 | 25 | #163 | 1,026 |
| 1940 | #1,272 | 34 | #161 | 1,030 |
| 1939 | #1,797 | 19 | #157 | 1,016 |
| 1938 | #1,437 | 27 | #143 | 1,152 |
| 1937 | #1,493 | 25 | #144 | 1,069 |
| 1936 | #1,267 | 32 | #137 | 1,154 |
| 1935 | #1,381 | 28 | #130 | 1,234 |
| 1934 | #1,263 | 32 | #132 | 1,239 |
| 1933 | #1,008 | 47 | #128 | 1,310 |
| 1932 | #1,162 | 38 | #122 | 1,418 |
| 1931 | #970 | 51 | #117 | 1,496 |
| 1930 | #1,059 | 48 | #116 | 1,550 |
| 1929 | #1,064 | 47 | #125 | 1,376 |
| 1928 | #888 | 68 | #119 | 1,494 |
| 1927 | #935 | 64 | #122 | 1,493 |
| 1926 | #963 | 60 | #110 | 1,640 |
| 1925 | #970 | 59 | #111 | 1,586 |
| 1924 | #962 | 63 | #102 | 1,714 |
| 1923 | #1,037 | 53 | #101 | 1,711 |
| 1922 | #932 | 63 | #103 | 1,696 |
| 1921 | #1,017 | 54 | #101 | 1,743 |
| 1920 | #921 | 62 | #102 | 1,708 |
| 1919 | #944 | 56 | #108 | 1,474 |
| 1918 | #930 | 59 | #103 | 1,636 |
| 1917 | #1,013 | 48 | #101 | 1,554 |
| 1916 | #882 | 59 | #99 | 1,584 |
| 1915 | #831 | 61 | #101 | 1,440 |
| 1914 | #1,080 | 31 | #94 | 1,256 |
| 1913 | #901 | 35 | #95 | 994 |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | #95 | 811 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 | #99 | 397 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #110 | 283 |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 12 | #113 | 245 |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | #106 | 241 |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 | #115 | 208 |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | #109 | 197 |
| 1905 | #1,093 | 12 | #106 | 202 |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | #129 | 165 |
| 1903 | — | #107 | 182 | |
| 1902 | — | #102 | 187 | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | #106 | 160 |
| 1900 | — | #119 | 193 | |
| 1899 | — | #137 | 117 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #126 | 143 |
| 1897 | — | #139 | 117 | |
| 1896 | — | #133 | 127 | |
| 1895 | — | #122 | 136 | |
| 1894 | — | #128 | 125 | |
| 1893 | — | #112 | 149 | |
| 1892 | — | #123 | 137 | |
| 1891 | — | #118 | 117 | |
| 1890 | — | #138 | 102 | |
| 1889 | — | #131 | 109 | |
| 1888 | — | #152 | 100 | |
| 1887 | — | #144 | 88 | |
| 1886 | — | #139 | 97 | |
| 1885 | — | #141 | 96 | |
| 1884 | — | #126 | 115 | |
| 1883 | — | #144 | 89 | |
| 1882 | — | #139 | 102 | |
| 1881 | — | #168 | 72 | |
| 1880 | — | #145 | 93 | |
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 1993
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#61 · 1 in 254
- Maryland#127 · 1 in 742
- Pennsylvania#142 · 1 in 935
- Connecticut#142 · 1 in 1,071
- South Carolina#152 · 1 in 800
Best ever in a state: #13 in New Hampshire, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #61 | 27 | 1 in 254 |
| Maryland | #127 | 41 | 1 in 742 |
| Connecticut | #142 | 19 | 1 in 1,071 |
| Pennsylvania | #142 | 81 | 1 in 935 |
| South Carolina | #152 | 27 | 1 in 800 |
| Illinois | #154 | 104 | 1 in 823 |
| North Carolina | #165 | 47 | 1 in 955 |
| New Jersey | #172 | 40 | 1 in 1,275 |
| Alabama | #175 | 26 | 1 in 996 |
| Virginia | #184 | 34 | 1 in 1,208 |
| Ohio | #185 | 55 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Georgia | #190 | 44 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Michigan | #191 | 50 | 1 in 1,274 |
| New York | #191 | 101 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Mississippi | #200 | 17 | 1 in 932 |
| Florida | #220 | 66 | 1 in 1,331 |
| Missouri | #220 | 22 | 1 in 1,622 |
| Louisiana | #227 | 26 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Tennessee | #240 | 21 | 1 in 1,640 |
| Oklahoma | #257 | 11 | 1 in 1,773 |
| Indiana | #263 | 18 | 1 in 2,149 |
| Nevada | #271 | 6 | 1 in 1,522 |
| Wisconsin | #294 | 12 | 1 in 2,595 |
| Massachusetts | #295 | 13 | 1 in 3,040 |
| California | #331 | 105 | 1 in 2,623 |
| Kansas | #344 | 6 | 1 in 2,616 |
| Arkansas | #360 | 5 | 1 in 2,856 |
| Arizona | #385 | 10 | 1 in 3,077 |
| Kentucky | #401 | 5 | 1 in 4,784 |
| Colorado | #450 | 6 | 1 in 4,056 |
| Texas | #494 | 35 | 1 in 4,373 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1914 at #94 (1,256 births)
- Births halved by 2010, 96 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 1911–1914
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1880–2024
- 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
- 11.9% of all boys named Maurice (16,161) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 961 | #126 (1884) | #143 |
| 1890s | 1,270 | #112 (1893) | #128 |
| 1900s | 1,980 | #102 (1902) | #111 |
| 1910s | 11,429 | #94 (1914) | #101 |
| 1920s | 16,161 | #101 (1921) | #110 |
| 1930s | 12,638 | #116 (1930) | #133 |
| 1940s | 10,477 | #161 (1940) | #174 |
| 1950s | 12,584 | #185 (1950) | #199 |
| 1960s | 14,643 | #173 (1967) | #189 |
| 1970s | 15,233 | #157 (1978) | #165 |
| 1980s | 15,575 | #162 (1983) | #175 |
| 1990s | 10,087 | #206 (1990) | #286 |
| 2000s | 7,178 | #345 (2000) | #389 |
| 2010s | 4,640 | #448 (2010) | #584 |
| 2020s | 1,476 | #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 1993
Top girls' names in 1993
Top boys' names in 1993
More about 1993
girls
1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 361,814 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 14.9% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,359 names at #13,442; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 1,764 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 97.5% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.