Maurice
Boy nameMaurice has been given to 138,943 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921.
Meaning & origin /məˈɹis/
From Middle English Maurice, from Late Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus (“Moor; dark, swarthy”). Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr.
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
138,943
Peak year
1921 (1,797 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -49%
Gender split
2% girls / 98% boys
Famous people named Maurice
Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)
Michael Caine
English actor (born 1933)
Harold Macmillan
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963
Patrice de MacMahon
Third President of the French Republic (1808–1893)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Maurice.
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