Name
MAURICE

Name MAURICE

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 494,880 births of Maurice in the countries below, which represents an average of 3,485 births of children bearing the first name Maurice per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 793 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Maurice   
In Italiano Nome Maurice   
Available variants : Mauricé , Máurice


Information about the first name Maurice

We celebrate Maurice on September 22nd
The first name Maurice is listed in our categories :The first name Maurice has been assigned to:
99.72% to boys
0.28% to girls
The country where the first name Maurice is the most common is:
FR France
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 7 letters including 4 vowels and 3 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Maurice

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Maurice : Eucimar, Mariuce, Maureci

Maurice in Japanese *

Romajimorisu
Katakanaモリス
Hiraganaもりす
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Maurice in Japanese
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Maurice in sign language

Maurice in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Maurice

US English
Etymology src :
  • From French Maurice, from Late Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus (“Moor; dark, swarthy”). Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr.
Anagrams src :
  • Mauceri, uraemic, uræmic
Pronunciation src :
  • (General American) IPA(key): /məˈɹis/, /mɔˈɹis/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məˈɹiːs/, /ˈmɒɹɪs/
  • Rhymes: -iːs, (Received Pronunciation) -ɒɹɪs
Proper noun src :
  • Maurice
  • A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.
  • A surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Morris.
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • Morris
FR French
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /mɔ.ʁis/, /mo.ʁis/
Proper noun src :
  • Maurice f
  • Mauritius (an island and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)
  • a male given name, Maurice, equivalent to English Morris
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • English: Maurice
  • English: Morris
 

Popularity of the name Maurice

Number of MAURICE births per year

Total births of Maurice by country

Births with the first name Maurice
Country
Boys
Girls
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
337,145
569
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
132,744
665
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
6,365
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
4,700
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
3,240
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
2,671
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
1,933
61
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
1,902
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
675
4
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
643
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
396
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
343
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
240
90
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
267
1
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
94
1
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
44
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
27
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
20
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
16
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
9
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
9
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
4
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
1
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
1
0

Total births of Maurice by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Maurice
Country
Boys
Girls
DEGermany
2022
360
0
USUnited State of America
2022
180
0
BEBelgium
2022
153
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
39
0
FRFrance
2022
22
0
QCQuebec
2022
15
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
15
0
ATAustria
2021
6
0
SESweden
2022
2
0
CLChili
2021
1
0

Comments on the name Maurice

Personalities with the first name Maurice

There are 543 personalities with the first name Maurice


Maurice Maeterlinck
(Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck) src

Belgium
Writer Poet Playwright Translator Author Philosopher Librettist Essayist


Maurice Ravel
(Joseph Maurice Ravel) src

France
Composer Conductor Pianist Musician Choreographer


Alain Delon
(Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon) src

Switzerland France
Screenwriter Actor Military personnel Stage actor Film director Film producer Television actor Film actor


Patrice De Mac Mahon
src

France
Military personnel Politician Military officer


Maurice Wilkins
src

New zealand
Physician Physicist Biophysicist Crystallographer


Maurice Chevalier
(Maurice Auguste Chevalier) src

France
Actor Singer Musician Stage actor Dancer Film actor


Chris Brown
(Christopher Maurice Brown) src

United states of america
Actor Composer Businessperson Entrepreneur Singer Artist Singer-songwriter Musician Songwriter Rapper Director Dancer Television actor Film actor


Maurice Allais
src

France
Engineer Physicist Economist


Georges Bataille
src

France
Writer Librarian Drawer


Maurice Jarre
src

France
Composer Conductor Film score composer



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Maurice
Full list of personalities with the first name Maurice

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Maurice

There are 1158 actors and actresses with the first name Maurice
Maurice Engst
Maurice Teichert
Maurice Blinkenberg-Thrane
Maurice Tillmon
Maurice Terrell Walker
Maurice Sherman
Maurice Kumar
Maurice Jones-Drew
Maurice Andrews
Maurice Van Turnhout
Maurice Johnson
Maurice Karl
Maurice Barnes Sr.
Maurice Murrell
Maurice Moore
Maurice Greene
Maurice Tanner
Maurice Nathan Weert
Maurice Mendoza
Maurice G. Smith
Maurice Wijnen
Maurice Barthélémy
Maurice Rugebregt
Maurice Lavelle
Maurice Ripke
Maurice Benard
Maurice Lamy
Maurice Smith
Maurice Gleeson
Maurice Lamarche

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Maurice
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Maurice

Rankings of first name MAURICE by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#49BE Belgium2022
#189DE Germany2022
#228CH Switzerland2021
#326QC Quebec2022
#673AT Austria2021
#973US United State of America2022
#1522FR France2022
#1655GB United Kingdom2021
#2064SE Sweden2022
#5003CL Chili2021
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name MAURICE (female) births over the last year available in each country