Maurice

Meaning: Dark-skinned; a Moor
Origin: Latin

Nicknames: Maury, Moe, Mossie

Boy's name · #1020 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Maurice holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1020 in 2025). About 136,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Maurice is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Maurice ranks in other countries and regions.

#64 in Belgium (2025) · #394 in Switzerland (2025) · #493 in Ireland (2025) · #1,622 in Austria (2025) · #1,637 in France (2025) · #1,264 in Canada (2024).

Famous Maurices

Maurice Maeterlinck — Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)
Maurice Ravel — French composer (1875–1937)
Maurice Wilkins — New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist
Maurice Allais — French economist (1911–2010)
Maurice — Byzantine Emperor (539–602)

In stories & tradition

Maurice — Beauty and the Beast (film)
Maurice de Praetere^nl — F.C. De Kampioenen (TV series)
Maurice Mattressface — Donald Duck

What Maurices become

Among 5,059 notable people named Maurice:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maurice Joly, French satirist and lawyer (1829–1878).

Similar names: Morris · Salvatore · Marvin · Wallace · Jean · Melvin

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