Recorded 1967–1994 Boys' name Peak 1980 168 births

Maruice — boys' name

168 babies named Maruice in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s201970s561980s661990s26

The verdict

168 boys have been named Maruice since 1967, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

168
total births
1967–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Maruice was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

12 babies were named Maruice in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maruice

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Maruice between 1967 and 1994, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maruice currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maruice performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maruice shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maruice in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 168 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maruice at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

168

Since 1967

28 years of records

Peak year

1980

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1967

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1994

Maruice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1967

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1980)
12
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 19941989198619821977197319701967 7

Maruice by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
66 births that decade — 39% of Maruice's all-time total
1960s201970s561980s661990s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maruice?
168 babies have been named Maruice since 1967. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1980 with 12 births.
When was Maruice most popular?
Maruice was most popular in the 1980s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Maruice been used?
Maruice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 28 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Maruice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.