Boy
Maurice
Rooted in Latin, Maurice is a boy's name that means "Latin Mauritius, dark-skinned, Moor". It peaked back in the 1920s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. In total, about 134,495 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
LatinLatin "Mauritius" – "dark-skinned, Moor"
EtymologyFrom "Maurus," a native of Mauretania
Births by decade
1900s
2,046
1910s
11,822
1920s
16,752
1930s
12,986
1940s
10,731
1950s
12,798
1960s
14,872
1970s
15,487
1980s
15,777
1990s
10,130
2000s
7,176
2010s
3,918
Peaked in the 1920s · 134,495 total U.S. births since 1900