Is Maurice a boy or girl name?
Maurice is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 248 boys were named Maurice, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.9% of the 138,720 US babies named Maurice were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #930
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Maurice since 1880
- 138,720
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 1,797 babies
Boys and girls named Maurice, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 961 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,270 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1900s | 1,980 | 65 | 3.2% |
| 1910s | 11,429 | 393 | 3.3% |
| 1920s | 16,161 | 593 | 3.5% |
| 1930s | 12,638 | 347 | 2.7% |
| 1940s | 10,477 | 252 | 2.3% |
| 1950s | 12,583 | 230 | 1.8% |
| 1960s | 14,644 | 227 | 1.5% |
| 1970s | 15,234 | 252 | 1.6% |
| 1980s | 15,574 | 202 | 1.3% |
| 1990s | 10,087 | 45 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 7,178 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 4,637 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,256 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 248 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 226 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 224 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 287 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 271 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 329 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 377 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 396 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 406 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 435 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 480 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 505 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 531 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 579 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 599 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 638 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 733 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 707 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 761 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 661 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 712 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 757 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 697 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 717 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 795 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 734 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 832 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 827 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 809 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 888 | #300 | 5 | #14,903 |
| 1994 | 932 | #294 | 8 | #10,178 |
| 1993 | 1,112 | #258 | 5 | #14,922 |
| 1992 | 1,164 | #247 | 7 | #11,250 |
| 1991 | 1,301 | #228 | 7 | #11,041 |
| 1990 | 1,488 | #206 | 13 | #6,722 |
| 1989 | 1,421 | #204 | 12 | #6,801 |
| 1988 | 1,493 | #186 | 20 | #4,425 |
| 1987 | 1,473 | #187 | 31 | #3,069 |
| 1986 | 1,510 | #176 | 14 | #5,360 |
| 1985 | 1,559 | #173 | 25 | #3,477 |
| 1984 | 1,590 | #168 | 17 | #4,429 |
| 1983 | 1,684 | #162 | 19 | #4,052 |
| 1982 | 1,647 | #165 | 22 | #3,717 |
| 1981 | 1,641 | #163 | 16 | #4,654 |
| 1980 | 1,556 | #162 | 26 | #3,280 |
| 1979 | 1,594 | #160 | 25 | #3,297 |
| 1978 | 1,575 | #157 | 20 | #3,714 |
| 1977 | 1,440 | #166 | 28 | #2,885 |
| 1976 | 1,347 | #174 | 30 | #2,639 |
| 1975 | 1,384 | #169 | 18 | #3,713 |
| 1974 | 1,375 | #173 | 25 | #2,885 |
| 1973 | 1,439 | #165 | 23 | #2,975 |
| 1972 | 1,641 | #160 | 26 | #2,713 |
| 1971 | 1,698 | #162 | 28 | #2,643 |
| 1970 | 1,741 | #165 | 29 | #2,557 |
| 1969 | 1,569 | #178 | 23 | #2,811 |
| 1968 | 1,475 | #179 | 31 | #2,192 |
| 1967 | 1,527 | #173 | 21 | #2,752 |
| 1966 | 1,417 | #180 | 24 | #2,499 |
| 1965 | 1,419 | #180 | 21 | #2,725 |
| 1964 | 1,501 | #187 | 21 | #2,795 |
| 1963 | 1,489 | #199 | 20 | #2,832 |
| 1962 | 1,482 | #203 | 27 | #2,344 |
| 1961 | 1,442 | #202 | 15 | #3,418 |
| 1960 | 1,323 | #212 | 24 | #2,486 |
| 1959 | 1,362 | #208 | 23 | #2,440 |
| 1958 | 1,293 | #209 | 26 | #2,238 |
| 1957 | 1,392 | #196 | 21 | #2,536 |
| 1956 | 1,326 | #202 | 24 | #2,300 |
| 1955 | 1,221 | #206 | 16 | #2,914 |
| 1954 | 1,223 | #205 | 26 | #2,109 |
| 1953 | 1,229 | #198 | 20 | #2,410 |
| 1952 | 1,219 | #191 | 23 | #2,177 |
| 1951 | 1,121 | #195 | 29 | #1,828 |
| 1950 | 1,197 | #185 | 22 | #2,100 |
| 1949 | 1,153 | #183 | 31 | #1,724 |
| 1948 | 1,002 | #198 | 25 | #1,930 |
| 1947 | 1,140 | #181 | 23 | #2,072 |
| 1946 | 1,058 | #176 | 19 | #2,202 |
| 1945 | 913 | #177 | 20 | #1,924 |
| 1944 | 1,023 | #168 | 20 | #1,949 |
| 1943 | 1,105 | #165 | 25 | #1,738 |
| 1942 | 1,027 | #166 | 30 | #1,519 |
| 1941 | 1,026 | #163 | 25 | #1,593 |
| 1940 | 1,030 | #161 | 34 | #1,286 |
| 1939 | 1,016 | #157 | 19 | #1,851 |
| 1938 | 1,152 | #143 | 27 | #1,466 |
| 1937 | 1,069 | #144 | 25 | #1,523 |
| 1936 | 1,154 | #137 | 32 | #1,286 |
| 1935 | 1,234 | #130 | 28 | #1,406 |
| 1934 | 1,239 | #132 | 32 | #1,280 |
| 1933 | 1,310 | #129 | 47 | #1,017 |
| 1932 | 1,418 | #122 | 38 | #1,171 |
| 1931 | 1,496 | #117 | 51 | #982 |
| 1930 | 1,550 | #116 | 48 | #1,069 |
| 1929 | 1,376 | #125 | 47 | #1,075 |
| 1928 | 1,494 | #119 | 68 | #894 |
| 1927 | 1,493 | #122 | 64 | #948 |
| 1926 | 1,640 | #110 | 60 | #968 |
| 1925 | 1,586 | #111 | 59 | #973 |
| 1924 | 1,714 | #102 | 63 | #966 |
| 1923 | 1,711 | #101 | 53 | #1,049 |
| 1922 | 1,696 | #103 | 63 | #937 |
| 1921 | 1,743 | #101 | 54 | #1,030 |
| 1920 | 1,708 | #102 | 62 | #928 |
| 1919 | 1,474 | #108 | 56 | #951 |
| 1918 | 1,636 | #103 | 59 | #934 |
| 1917 | 1,554 | #101 | 48 | #1,024 |
| 1916 | 1,584 | #100 | 59 | #884 |
| 1915 | 1,440 | #101 | 61 | #837 |
| 1914 | 1,256 | #94 | 31 | #1,091 |
| 1913 | 994 | #95 | 35 | #909 |
| 1912 | 811 | #95 | 24 | #1,070 |
| 1911 | 397 | #99 | 15 | #1,218 |
| 1910 | 283 | #110 | 5 | #2,657 |
| 1909 | 245 | #113 | 12 | #1,262 |
| 1908 | 241 | #106 | 8 | #1,633 |
| 1907 | 208 | #116 | 10 | #1,350 |
| 1906 | 197 | #109 | 9 | #1,390 |
| 1905 | 202 | #106 | 12 | #1,142 |
| 1904 | 165 | #129 | 8 | #1,443 |
| 1903 | 182 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 187 | #102 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 160 | #106 | 6 | #1,603 |
| 1900 | 193 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 117 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 143 | #129 | 5 | #1,867 |
| 1897 | 117 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 127 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 136 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 125 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 149 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 137 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 117 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 102 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 109 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 100 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 88 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 97 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 96 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 115 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 89 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 102 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 72 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 93 | #146 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Maurice reached #94 in 1914. As a girl name, it reached #837 in 1915. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maurice
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.