The baby name Maurico is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mow-REE-koh (English respelling); IPA: /maʊˈriːkoʊ/ — Spanish: mow-REE-koh, IPA: /mauˈɾiko/.
Maurico is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Maurico is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mow-REE-koh (English respelling); IPA: /maʊˈriːkoʊ/ — Spanish: mow-REE-koh, IPA: /mauˈɾiko/.
Maurico is Latin in Origin.
Maurico is a streamlined modern variant of the Spanish/Portuguese given name Mauricio, ultimately from the Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus, “a Moor; man from Mauretania.” The meaning is typically rendered as “Moorish,” “from Mauretania,” or more broadly “dark-complexioned.” The name spread across medieval Europe through the veneration of Saint Maurice, a 3rd-century Roman soldier-martyr, anchoring its usage in Christian onomastics and later secular naming traditions.
While Maurico remains less common than Mauricio or Portuguese Maurício, it appears in the Americas as an orthographic simplification influenced by English spelling and registry practices. Related forms include Maurice (English/French), Maurizio (Italian), Mauro and Mauri, with feminine counterparts Maura and Mauricia/Maurizia. Nicknames range from Mau and Mauri to Rico. The name’s cross-linguistic family has enjoyed steady, if regionally varied, use from the Middle Ages to the present.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #405 | 9 | 5,922 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 9 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #502 | 9 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #614 | 9 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 44 | 13,390 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #737 | 15 | 12,213 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #790 | 131 | 15,656 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #868 | 11 | 14,506 |
| United States | Boys | 2013 | #870 | 5 | 7,323 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #941 | 42 | 16,355 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Maurico is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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