Maurie

UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Diminutive of Maurice

Maurie has been given to 415 babies in the U.S. since 1918. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1962, with 15 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 76% girls, 24% boys all-time.

Babies named Maurie, 2017

1 in 715,000

Maurie over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Maurie over time

In 2017, Maurie went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19132017

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Maurie: meaning, origin, and history

Diminutive of Maurice

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Maurie means

Maurie is a diminutive of Maurice.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Maurie is used in English.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔɹ.i/ for Maurie.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Maurie → Maurice. The family’s meaning is “Moor; dark, swarthy”, recorded in English with the source elements Maurus.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Maurice.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 317 girls were recorded with the name Maurie between 1918 and 2017. Its highest annual count was 15 in 1962; its best national rank was #3,280 in 1948.

In the United States, 98 boys were recorded with the name Maurie between 1913 and 1973. Its highest annual count was 10 in 1963; its best national rank was #2,686 in 1913.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Maurie?

Maurie had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2017, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2017: 1 in 715,000; 5 of 3,577,106 births
Among girls only: 1 in 345,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2017: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 495,893 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Maurie sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2017 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 495,893 children born in 2017 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Maurie. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Mauries were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Maurie was born before 1962 — so the typical Maurie is around 63 today.

Median birth year: 1962; About 63 years old
Biggest decade: 1960s; 22.4% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 7.9%; Mostly a past generation
Recorded since 1950: 260; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1960s — 22.4% of all recorded uses (71).

Is Maurie rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1962 (15)
Years since peak: 63; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 29.5% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,280; 1948

Spellings of Maurie

Maurie is not the most common spelling — Maria is, with 22.5% against Maurie's 0.01%.

Maria22.5%566,111
Marie21.4%540,077
Carrie10.6%266,350
Laurie6.6%166,488
Maureen5.7%144,276
Mattie5.3%133,079
Maggie4.9%123,078
Margie4.2%106,004

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Maurie around the world

Where Maurie ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

South Australia
1953–1994
#531
in 1994

Popularity data from Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Maurie by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,280; 1948
Peak year: 1962; 15 that year
First recorded: 1918
Last recorded: 2017
All-time count: 317
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,686; 1913
Peak year: 1963; 10 that year
First recorded: 1913
Last recorded: 1973
All-time count: 98
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Maurie

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Perrie Amorie Embrie Azarie Ivorie Maudry Camrie Mauri Amyrie Storie Kamrie Kearie Abrie Maurisa Emmerie Ellarie Maurya Adrie Korrie Norie Ellorie Maury Maurica Zurie

Sibling names for Maurie

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Donita Carmel Tena Jeanetta Patrica Tana Treva Jonna

For a brother

Tod Greggory Berry Art Chet Toney Cornell Kris

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