babyNamedMaurice
“Moor, dark-skinned”
Boy’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,491st
- births in 2023–2025
- 70
- babies born in France
- 1 in 25,641
- +6.4% a year recently
- Rising
- record year (since 1900)
- 1920
Meaning and origin of Maurice
Maurice means “Moor, dark-skinned” and is of Latin origin.
Popularity of Maurice in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1920.
- Over recent years, Maurice has been rising (+6.4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Maurice every 128 schools.
Maurice in English-speaking countries
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
517th boys’ name18 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,990
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
972nd boys’ name694 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,409−5.9% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,735th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 24,278
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
28 babies in 3 years1 boy in 29,512
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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