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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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
| 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 | |
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 2007
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#118 · 1 in 415
- Maryland#207 · 1 in 1,075
- Alabama#214 · 1 in 1,090
- South Carolina#216 · 1 in 1,093
- Mississippi#233 · 1 in 1,097
Best ever in a state: #13 in New Hampshire, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #118 | 11 | 1 in 415 |
| Maryland | #207 | 28 | 1 in 1,075 |
| Alabama | #214 | 23 | 1 in 1,090 |
| South Carolina | #216 | 21 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Mississippi | #233 | 15 | 1 in 1,097 |
| Michigan | #252 | 37 | 1 in 1,444 |
| Georgia | #261 | 46 | 1 in 1,372 |
| Louisiana | #261 | 20 | 1 in 1,296 |
| Missouri | #286 | 21 | 1 in 1,668 |
| Illinois | #297 | 47 | 1 in 1,644 |
| Florida | #301 | 59 | 1 in 1,766 |
| Connecticut | #317 | 8 | 1 in 2,073 |
| Ohio | #327 | 29 | 1 in 2,268 |
| Pennsylvania | #328 | 29 | 1 in 2,230 |
| Nevada | #338 | 9 | 1 in 1,779 |
| North Carolina | #345 | 28 | 1 in 2,006 |
| Virginia | #348 | 20 | 1 in 2,215 |
| Nebraska | #357 | 6 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Wisconsin | #372 | 13 | 1 in 2,298 |
| New Jersey | #386 | 18 | 1 in 2,602 |
| New York | #442 | 36 | 1 in 3,077 |
| Kentucky | #462 | 7 | 1 in 3,450 |
| Arkansas | #476 | 6 | 1 in 2,641 |
| Tennessee | #486 | 12 | 1 in 3,219 |
| Kansas | #529 | 5 | 1 in 3,438 |
| Colorado | #557 | 8 | 1 in 3,756 |
| Minnesota | #558 | 7 | 1 in 4,341 |
| California | #565 | 51 | 1 in 5,127 |
| Oklahoma | #628 | 5 | 1 in 4,356 |
| Texas | #642 | 35 | 1 in 5,439 |
| Arizona | #656 | 8 | 1 in 5,662 |
| Washington | #699 | 7 | 1 in 5,306 |
| Indiana | #762 | 6 | 1 in 6,529 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| 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 2007
boys
#414
707 births · 1 in 2,936 boys
Top boys' names in 2007
More about 2007
boys
2,075,414 boys got a published name in 2007; 1 in 2,936 of them was named Maurice, which outranked 97.1% of the 14,394 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).