Maurice Boy

How popular is Maurice?

#1,018 boy name in 2025

220 baby boys were named Maurice in the US in 2025, making it the 1018th most popular boy name.

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80,781living people named Maurice (est.)
48median age of people named Maurice
138,943babies named Maurice since 1880
1 in 15,070US babies born in 2025

Maurice popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,018 for boys (▼ 87 from 2024)
Babies in 2025220 boys
10-year trendFalling (-49% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#616 in 2015, #841 in 2020
Peak year1921 (1,743 boys)
Highest rank#94 in 1914
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Maurice is most popular

Babies named Maurice per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Mississippi: 0.3 per 1,000 (18 boys)
  2. Michigan: 0.3 per 1,000 (61 boys)
  3. Indiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (41 boys)
  4. Georgia: 0.3 per 1,000 (64 boys)
  5. Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (64 boys)

Maurice by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s961#126
1890s1,270#112
1900s1,980#102
1910s11,429#94
1920s16,161#101
1930s12,638#116
1940s10,477#161
1950s12,584#185
1960s14,643#173
1970s15,233#157
1980s15,575#162
1990s10,087#206
2000s7,178#345
2010s4,640#448
2020s1,476#829

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Questions

Is Maurice a boy or girl name?
Maurice is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Maurice were boys.
How popular is the name Maurice?
220 baby boys were named Maurice in the US in 2025, making it the 1018th most popular boy name.
When was Maurice most popular?
Maurice peaked in 1921, when 1,743 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #94 in 1914.
How many people are named Maurice?
138,943 babies have been named Maurice in the US since 1880. We estimate about 80,781 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 48.
Where is Maurice most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Maurice was most common in Mississippi, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.