Maurice is a boy's name of French origin meaning “Moor; dark, swarthy.” In 2024 it was given to 248 boys in the United States.
Maurice belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “Moor; dark, swarthy” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Maurice first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #94 in 1914, and in 2024 248 babies received the name — 136,109 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Maurice means “Moor; dark, swarthy” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Maurice is a boy name. In 2024, 248 babies received the name in the US.
Maurice comes from the French tradition.
Maurice first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #94 in 1914, and 248 babies were given the name in 2024.
Maurice is pronounced /məˈɹis/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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