NameTides

Maurice

Maurice was the #1,018 boys' name in the US in 2025 (220 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales and #1,565 in Canada.

Maurice as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Maurice as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Maurice as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,018 (220)#2,952 (7)——#468 (7)#1,565 (14)—
2024#931 (248)#2,672 (8)——#472 (7)#1,156 (20)—
2023#971 (226)#1,800 (13)——#660 (4)#1,496 (13)—
2022#995 (224)#2,166 (10)———#1,092 (20)—
2021#829 (287)#1,595 (15)——#498 (6)#1,076 (21)—
2020#841 (271)#1,431 (17)——#402 (9)#1,312 (15)—
2019#732 (329)#1,253 (20)——#564 (5)#1,152 (18)—
2018#670 (377)#1,786 (13)——#635 (4)#1,175 (17)—
2017#651 (396)#1,627 (15)——#495 (6)#1,246 (16)—
2016#650 (406)#1,431 (18)——#412 (8)#1,118 (19)—
2015#616 (435)#1,442 (17)——#699 (3)#1,071 (19)—
2014#579 (482)#1,327 (19)——#468 (7)#1,003 (21)—
2013#526 (505)#2,216 (9)——#479 (6)#1,654 (10)—
2012#501 (531)#1,852 (12)——#457 (7)#904 (24)—
2011#463 (579)#1,522 (15)——#455 (7)#1,569 (11)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1913 at #95.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 7,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Maurice is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,600 to 1 in 9,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Maurice by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: #679MINew York: #950NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #579INOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #742PANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,040CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: #634MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #853GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,169TXFlorida: #729FL
Maurice (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#6236
Ontario2024#1,3557

Maurice (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MauriceCanadaBoys#1,56514
MauriceEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
MauriceIrelandBoys#4687
MauriceNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MauriceNSWBoys—too few
MauriceScotlandBoys—too few
MauriceUSGirls—too few
MauriceUSBoys#1,018220