Boy name Latin origin Catholic tradition

Maurice

mo-REES · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Dark-skinned or Moorish
Language
Latin
Culture
French
Religion
Catholic
Style era
classic
Themes
French · saintly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#930
2024 births248
Peak year1921
First appeared1880
Total US births136,109
1921 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MoReece
Alternate spellings
Morris
In other languages
MauricioMaurizioMoritz

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