The baby name Maurice is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced mə-REES (məˈriːs) — common English (US),MOR-iss (ˈmɒrɪs / ˈmɔːrɪs) — alternative English,French: mo-REES (mɔʁis).
The baby name Maurice is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced mə-REES (məˈriːs) — common English (US),MOR-iss (ˈmɒrɪs / ˈmɔːrɪs) — alternative English,French: mo-REES (mɔʁis).
Maurice is in Origin.
Maurice derives from the Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus, meaning “Moorish,” “dark-skinned,” or “man from Mauretania.” The name traveled through the late Roman world and gained wide currency via Saint Maurice, the third‑century commander of the Theban Legion, whose cult flourished across the Holy Roman Empire and France. Norman transmission brought Maurice to medieval England; it persisted in clerical and aristocratic circles and later entered common use. English pronunciations vary (MAW-ris or maw-REES), while French remains moh-REES.
International variants include Moritz (German), Maurits (Dutch), Maurizio (Italian), Mauricio (Spanish/Portuguese), Maurycy (Polish), Maurici (Catalan), and Romanian Mauriciu; related forms are Morris and the feminine Maura, Mauricia, and Maurine. Nicknames range from Mo and Maury to French Momo. Usage peaked in English-speaking countries in the early 20th century, then declined, while French Maurice became a mid‑century staple; Mauricio remains robust in Latin America. The meaning evokes North African origin and dark complexion.
| Maurice Maurice was a Byzantine Emperor who ruled from 582 to 602. He is most famous for his military campaigns against the Sassanian Empire and his efforts to stabilize the empire's finances. His reign ended abruptly when he was overthrown and executed during a military revolt. | Maurice Druon Maurice Druon was a French politician and author, best known for his series of historical novels, 'The Accursed Kings'. Born in 1918, he also served as a member of the Académie Française and was France's Minister of Cultural Affairs. | Maurice Barrès Maurice Barrès was a French writer and politician best known for his nationalist influence in French literature and politics. He became famous with his 1888 book The Cult of the Self, and he also wrote works like Les Déracinés and Colette Baudoche. |
| Maurice of Nassau Maurice of Nassau was a key figure in the Dutch Republic, known for his role as a military leader during the Eighty Years' War against Spain. He played a crucial part in the development of modern military strategy and tactics. Born in 1567, he became the Prince of Orange and was instrumental in the independence of the Dutch Republic. | Maurice de Saxe Maurice de Saxe was a famous 18th-century soldier and military commander, best known for his success as a French general and as a military theorist. Born the illegitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, he first served in the armies of the Holy Roman Empire before going on to build his reputation in French service. | Maurice Thorez Maurice Thorez was a French politician best known as the longtime leader of the French Communist Party (PCF), serving from 1930 until his death in 1964. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister of France from 1946 to 1947. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice | Utrillo | Suzanne Valadon | model | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Germany | Boys | 2023 | #1 | — | 430 |
| KH | Boys | 0 | #9 | 1 | 270 |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| NA | 0 | #30 | 4 | 2,537 | |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| CM | 0 | #41 | 15 | 2,592 | |
| MT | 0 | #42 | 2 | 1,767 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| NL | Boys | 2014 | #59 | 8 | 79 |
| LU | 0 | #60 | 7 | 2,830 | |
| JM | 0 | #62 | 26 | 3,714 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #63 | 139 | 401 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #73 | 1,670 | 12,054 |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #89 | 286 | 6,876 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #98 | 5,130 | 5,873 |
| PH | 0 | #103 | 8 | 5,607 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #115 | 23 | 1,769 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #128 | 4 | 3,473 |
| NL | 0 | #132 | 330 | 2,481 | |
| GR | 0 | #133 | 3 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #134 | 4 | 3,613 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| PA | 0 | #135 | 4 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #142 | 35 | 4,064 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #149 | 6 | 4,685 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #153 | 66 | 4,970 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #160 | 6 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #177 | 2,679 | 5,697 |
| AE | 0 | #180 | 8 | 10,220 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| PS | 0 | #208 | 11 | 5,692 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #217 | 19 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #217 | 25 | 7,111 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #226 | 9 | 5,842 |
| GH | 0 | #228 | 16 | 5,396 | |
| NG | 0 | #229 | 36 | 5,926 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 10 | 5,568 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| SG | 0 | #249 | 21 | 11,010 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| IL | 0 | #258 | 17 | 6,291 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #268 | 6 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #286 | 12 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #288 | 19 | 2,588 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #296 | 24 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #297 | 61 | 8,477 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #302 | 4 | 6,530 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #303 | 43 | 8,138 |
| SA | 0 | #305 | 8 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #316 | 10 | 7,401 |
| MY | 0 | #320 | 11 | 12,352 | |
| PE | 0 | #324 | 6 | 6,350 | |
| France | Girls | 1974 | #325 | 3 | 1,499 |
| HK | 0 | #326 | 23 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #334 | 7 | 6,459 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #337 | 107 | 2,180 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| Germany | 0 | #338 | 102 | 2,542 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #356 | 12 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #357 | 31 | 2,865 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #357 | 6 | 8,539 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #365 | 19 | 11,440 |
| ZA | 0 | #367 | 81 | 14,421 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #368 | 10 | 7,057 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #377 | 14 | 13,098 |
| EG | 0 | #389 | 12 | 6,387 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #391 | 140 | 12,905 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #407 | 7 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #429 | 6 | 6,867 | |
| LB | 0 | #438 | 233 | 13,263 | |
| MX | 0 | #442 | 4 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #445 | 43 | 10,188 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #446 | 794 | 16,906 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #448 | 101 | 10,655 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #459 | 8 | 10,523 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #466 | 144 | 10,983 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #470 | 12 | 9,305 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #493 | 7 | 7,625 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #502 | 39 | 11,671 |
| CO | 0 | #503 | 8 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| BH | 0 | #544 | 10 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #559 | 871 | 25,619 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #564 | 102 | 13,390 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #584 | 114 | 17,960 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #614 | 9 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #644 | 7 | 16,104 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #648 | 248 | 7,044 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #671 | 12 | 3,552 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #676 | 32 | 18,093 |
| IT | 0 | #689 | 26 | 4,183 | |
| SY | 0 | #692 | 37 | 11,684 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #726 | 44 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #741 | 11 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #756 | 31 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #771 | 116 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #794 | 36 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #814 | 68 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #836 | 43 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #840 | 91 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #880 | 41 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #933 | 50 | 16,355 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #936 | 20 | 5,933 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #974 | 138 | 25,439 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 65 | 22,615 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 7 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,071 | 58 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,093 | 386 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,119 | 23 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,131 | 46 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,247 | 8 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,437 | 10 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,571 | 44 | 28,008 |
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