Boys' name · since 1967
Maruice
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 168 babies named Maruice, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 168
- total births
- 1967–1994
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
168 boys have been named Maruice since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maruice has been recorded 168 times among boys since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1994.
- 168 total births
- 1967–1994 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Maruice's 168 recorded births place it above 69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maruice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maruice's full recorded timeline at 1981, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maruice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1994
- Peak year (1980)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Maruice by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Maruice's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Maruice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 66 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Maruice's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 1990s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Maruice: Baby Name Since 1967 - 168 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maruice. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maruice draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.