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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedAKMaine: #71 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 346 boysMEVermont: #83 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 429 boysVTNew Hampshire: #47 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 254 boysNHWashington: #219 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,498 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: #274 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,407 boysMNIllinois: #132 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 920 boysILWisconsin: #220 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,530 boysWIMichigan: #180 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,512 boysMINew York: #191 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 2,027 boysNYMassachusetts: #118 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,295 boysMARhode Island: #80 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 594 boysRIOregon: #277 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,732 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #165 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,152 boysSDIowa: #229 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,506 boysIAIndiana: #168 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,336 boysINOhio: #199 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 2,196 boysOHPennsylvania: #173 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,991 boysPANew Jersey: #146 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,605 boysNJConnecticut: #126 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,254 boysCTCalifornia: #232 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 2,123 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Maurice, so not publishedUTColorado: #220 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,831 boysCONebraska: #237 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,028 boysNEMissouri: #182 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,510 boysMOKentucky: #204 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,688 boysKYWest Virginia: #239 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,504 boysWVVirginia: #159 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,031 boysVAMaryland: #103 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 632 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: #210 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,661 boysKSArkansas: #200 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,495 boysARTennessee: #169 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,325 boysTNNorth Carolina: #178 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,201 boysNCSouth Carolina: #238 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,908 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #73 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 369 boysDCOklahoma: #217 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,755 boysOKLouisiana: #194 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,156 boysLAMississippi: #197 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,375 boysMSAlabama: #178 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,171 boysALGeorgia: #264 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,470 boysGAHawaii: #189 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 983 boysHITexas: #302 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 2,329 boysTXFlorida: #229 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,739 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#47 · 1 in 254
  2. Maine#71 · 1 in 346
  3. District of Columbia#73 · 1 in 369
  4. Rhode Island#80 · 1 in 594
  5. Vermont#83 · 1 in 429

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#47211 in 254
Maine#71281 in 346
District of Columbia#73391 in 369
Rhode Island#80151 in 594
Vermont#8391 in 429
Maryland#103451 in 632
Massachusetts#118401 in 1,295
Connecticut#126181 in 1,254
Illinois#1321101 in 920
New Jersey#146331 in 1,605
Virginia#159411 in 1,031
South Dakota#16571 in 1,152
Indiana#168381 in 1,336
Tennessee#169301 in 1,325
Pennsylvania#173591 in 1,991
Alabama#178331 in 1,171
North Carolina#178451 in 1,201
Michigan#180591 in 1,512
Missouri#182301 in 1,510
Hawaii#18971 in 983
New York#191811 in 2,027
Louisiana#194341 in 1,156
Mississippi#197211 in 1,375
Ohio#199471 in 2,196
Arkansas#200141 in 1,495
Kentucky#204211 in 1,688
Kansas#210141 in 1,661
Oklahoma#217141 in 1,755
Washington#219121 in 2,498
Colorado#220101 in 1,831
Wisconsin#220121 in 3,530
Florida#229221 in 1,739
Iowa#229121 in 2,506
California#232701 in 2,123
Nebraska#23751 in 3,028
South Carolina#238161 in 1,908
West Virginia#23991 in 2,504
Georgia#264191 in 2,470
Minnesota#27471 in 5,407
Oregon#27751 in 3,732
Texas#302511 in 2,329
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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 1953

girls
#2,363
20 births · 1 in 94,065 girls
boys
#198
1,229 births · 1 in 1,605 boys

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #2,363Maurice20

Top boys' names in 1953

  1. #1Robert86,243
  2. #2James86,066
  3. #3Michael84,198
  4. #4John80,165
  5. #5David76,119
  6. #6William61,829
  7. #7Richard58,389
  8. #8Thomas47,008
  9. #9Charles38,421
  10. #10Gary36,967
  11. #198Maurice1,229
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 94,065 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 63.6% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maurice
  1. #2,301Wilhemina21
  2. #2,301Wynell21
  3. #2,301Zoraida21
  4. #2,363Maurice20
  5. #2,363Acquanetta20
  6. #2,363Allen20
  7. #2,363Andrew20
  8. #2,431America19
  9. #2,431Ardell19
  10. #2,431Bernestine19

Tied with 67 names at #2,363; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

boys

1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 1,605 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maurice
  1. #195Alexander1,262
  2. #196Cecil1,254
  3. #197Kirk1,233
  4. #198Maurice1,229
  5. #199Perry1,227
  6. #200Terrence1,217
  7. #201Brent1,202
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,276Faron#2,251 → #975
  2. ↑ 694Shane#1,213 → #519
  3. ↑ 528Enrico#1,517 → #989
  4. ↑ 441Blaise#1,430 → #989
  5. ↑ 429Robbin#1,268 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Durwood#981 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 392Jonnie#939 → #1,331
  3. ↓ 312Elvis#968 → #1,280
  4. ↓ 293Edsel#968 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 292Beverly#766 → #1,058

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →