Maurice

Maurice

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Meaning

Maurice is a traditionally masculine given name, also used as a surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin Mauritius or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to Mauritius, a saint of the Theban Legion.

From Wikipedia

Maurice first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 40 babies (rank #472 that year). In 2024 it was given to 19 boys (rank #1,264). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Maurice

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Maurice yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

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Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	40	#472
1992	33	#549
1993	26	#641
1994	23	#654
1995	23	#745
1996	20	#805
1997	20	#786
1998	20	#788
1999	18	#846
2000	19	#835
2001	17	#923
2002	5	#2,285
2003	14	#1,095
2004	12	#1,313
2005	17	#1,046
2006	18	#1,043
2007	13	#1,379
2008	13	#1,410
2009	22	#998
2010	16	#1,245
2011	13	#1,470
2012	25	#906
2013	13	#1,473
2014	21	#1,034
2015	19	#1,108
2016	19	#1,144
2017	16	#1,315
2018	17	#1,224
2019	18	#1,209
2020	15	#1,394
2021	21	#1,110
2022	20	#1,147
2023	13	#1,583
2024	19	#1,264

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#472

1992

#549

1993

#641

1994

#654

1995

#745

1996

#805

1997

#786

1998

#788

1999

#846

2000

#835

2001

#923

2002

#2,285

2003

#1,095

2004

#1,313

2005

#1,046

2006

#1,043

2007

#1,379

2008

#1,410

2009

#998

2010

#1,245

2011

#1,470

2012

#906

2013

#1,473

2014

#1,034

2015

#1,108

2016

#1,144

2017

#1,315

2018

#1,224

2019

#1,209

2020

#1,394

2021

#1,110

2022

#1,147

2023

#1,583

2024

#1,264

Meaning

Numerology of Maurice

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Maurice

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Names ranked near Maurice in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail