Mauricio
Mauricio was the 664th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 413 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 352nd; the most babies were born in 2008 (829). Over the last ten years it has moved down 103 places. More babies were named Mauricio in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Moorish (Spanish Maurice) · Latin, Spanish
Say it maw-REE-see-oh /mɔˈrisioʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #664 boys, down 32 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 413boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008829 babies
- Total since 1880
- 24,231babies recorded
What does the name Mauricio mean?
Mauricio is the Spanish form of Maurice, as Wiktionary notes. DMNES traces Maurice to Latin Mauricius, Moorish or Mauretanian, and lists a popular early Roman saint, a 6th-century Byzantine emperor and a 12th-century French saint of the name. In Spanish, Mauricio is also the name of the island nation of Mauritius. The name has been used in the US since the 1880s.
Mauricius (Latin, “Moorish, Mauretanian”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Maurice, Maurizio, Moritz, Morris.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Maurice', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mauricio' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Mauricio popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 1992.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #664 | 413 |
| 2020 | #632 | 425 |
| 2010 | #432 | 634 |
| 2000 | #412 | 605 |
| 1990 | #548 | 335 |
| 1980 | #668 | 168 |
| 1970 | #795 | 106 |
| 1960 | #1,148 | 47 |
| 1950 | #1,687 | 20 |
| 1940 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1930 | #2,554 | 11 |
| 1920 | #2,550 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mauricio, counting every spelling?
Mauricio has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #649 for boys in 2025, against #664 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Mauricio?
413 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mauricio (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mauricio born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 20 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mauricio.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mauricio?
About 23,100 people born in the US named Mauricio are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 13 and 31. That makes Mauricio mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mauricio by state
How common Mauricio was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (4.1×), Texas (3.0×), Arizona (2.3×), California (1.7×), Colorado (1.5×). In 22 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mauricio: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mauricio, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Mauricio · Sibling names for Mauricio
Questions about the name Mauricio
What does Mauricio mean?
Mauricio means “Moorish (Spanish Maurice)” (Latin, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mauricio?
Mauricio was the 664th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 413 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 352nd; the most babies were born in 2008 (829). Over the last ten years it has moved down 103 places. More babies were named Mauricio in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mauricio a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mauricio in the US.
Where is Mauricio most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mauricio was most common in New Mexico (0.97 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Arizona.