Maurice Name Popularity

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How popular is Maurice?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Maurice, ranked the 670th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Maurice has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #94 in 1914.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1921 with 1,743 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Maurice in any given year was 72 in 1881.

Approximately during the years 1889-1892, 1897-1900, 1906-1916, and 1966-1970, the name Maurice took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1988-1994.

Maurice's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Maurice has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Maurice?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Maurice still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Maurice (Girl)		Maurice (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	375	670
2017		< 5	--	395	651
2016		< 5	--	406	648
2015		< 5	--	433	619
2014		< 5	--	479	580
2013		< 5	--	502	530
2012		< 5	--	531	502
2011		< 5	--	578	463
2010		< 5	--	598	448
2009		< 5	--	637	439
2008		< 5	--	733	402
2007		< 5	--	707	413
2006		< 5	--	761	393
2005		< 5	--	661	411
2004		< 5	--	712	384
2003		< 5	--	757	358
2002		< 5	--	697	377
2001		< 5	--	717	372
2000		< 5	--	795	345
1999		< 5	--	734	356
1998		< 5	--	832	327
1997		< 5	--	827	320
1996		< 5	--	809	325
1995		5	14,900	888	301
1994		8	10,176	932	294
1993		5	14,916	1,111	259
1992		7	11,251	1,164	246
1991		7	11,038	1,300	228
1990		13	6,719	1,488	205
1989		12	6,797	1,422	204
1988		20	4,426	1,493	186
1987		31	3,068	1,472	187
1986		14	5,357	1,509	176
1985		25	3,476	1,560	172
1984		17	4,429	1,590	168
1983		19	4,051	1,684	162
1982		22	3,717	1,646	165
1981		16	4,652	1,645	162
1980		26	3,278	1,554	162
1979		25	3,296	1,593	160
1978		20	3,714	1,575	157
1977		28	2,884	1,438	166
1976		30	2,636	1,346	174
1975		18	3,713	1,386	169
1974		25	2,886	1,375	173
1973		23	2,976	1,441	165
1972		26	2,714	1,640	160
1971		28	2,641	1,702	162
1970		29	2,559	1,740	165
1969		23	2,810	1,571	178
1968		31	2,192	1,475	179
1967		21	2,752	1,528	173
1966		24	2,499	1,416	180
1965		21	2,723	1,419	180
1964		21	2,795	1,500	188
1963		20	2,833	1,490	199
1962		27	2,344	1,483	203
1961		15	3,416	1,438	202
1960		24	2,484	1,324	211
1959		23	2,440	1,360	208
1958		26	2,237	1,292	209
1957		21	2,534	1,389	196
1956		24	2,299	1,321	203
1955		16	2,912	1,220	206
1954		26	2,110	1,227	203
1953		20	2,409	1,226	199
1952		23	2,177	1,220	191
1951		29	1,828	1,120	195
1950		22	2,100	1,196	186
1949		31	1,724	1,153	183
1948		25	1,930	1,004	198
1947		23	2,073	1,141	181
1946		19	2,202	1,058	176
1945		20	1,924	911	177
1944		20	1,948	1,024	168
1943		25	1,738	1,105	165
1942		30	1,519	1,027	166
1941		25	1,594	1,026	163
1940		34	1,286	1,031	161
1939		19	1,851	1,017	157
1938		27	1,466	1,152	143
1937		25	1,524	1,069	144
1936		31	1,309	1,154	137
1935		29	1,374	1,232	130
1934		32	1,280	1,240	132
1933		47	1,017	1,310	129
1932		38	1,171	1,419	122
1931		51	982	1,495	117
1930		48	1,069	1,551	116
1929		48	1,060	1,376	125
1928		68	894	1,493	120
1927		64	948	1,492	122
1926		59	977	1,640	110
1925		59	972	1,586	111
1924		63	966	1,714	102
1923		53	1,048	1,711	101
1922		63	937	1,696	103
1921		54	1,030	1,743	101
1920		62	928	1,708	102
1919		56	951	1,474	108
1918		59	934	1,636	103
1917		48	1,024	1,554	101
1916		59	884	1,584	100
1915		61	837	1,440	101
1914		31	1,091	1,256	94
1913		35	909	994	95
1912		24	1,070	811	95
1911		15	1,218	397	99
1910		5	2,657	283	110
1909		12	1,262	245	113
1908		8	1,633	241	106
1907		10	1,350	208	116
1906		9	1,390	197	109
1905		12	1,142	202	106
1904		8	1,443	166	128
1903		< 5	--	182	108
1902		< 5	--	187	102
1901		6	1,603	160	106
1900		< 5	--	193	119
1899		< 5	--	117	137
1898		5	1,867	143	129
1897		< 5	--	117	139
1896		< 5	--	127	133
1895		< 5	--	136	123
1894		< 5	--	125	128
1893		< 5	--	149	112
1892		< 5	--	137	124
1891		< 5	--	117	119
1890		< 5	--	102	140
1889		< 5	--	109	131
1888		< 5	--	100	153
1887		< 5	--	88	145
1886		< 5	--	97	141
1885		< 5	--	96	143
1884		< 5	--	115	126
1883		< 5	--	89	145
1882		< 5	--	102	139
1881		< 5	--	72	170
1880		< 5	--	93	146

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.