Recorded 1949–2002 Girls' name Peak 1992 393 births

Maurica — girls' name

393 babies named Maurica in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s411960s901970s581980s861990s912000s22
1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Maurica was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

18 babies were named Maurica in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maurica

The Social Security Administration has registered 393 babies named Maurica between 1949 and 2002, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maurica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maurica performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Maurica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maurica 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 393 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.

Maurica at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

393

Since 1949

54 years of records

Peak year

1992

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1949

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2002

Maurica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1949

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1992)
18
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
05101520 200219951989198319751968196219541949 5

Maurica by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
91 births that decade — 23% of Maurica's all-time total
1940s51950s411960s901970s581980s861990s912000s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maurica?
393 babies have been named Maurica since 1949. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1992 with 18 births.
When was Maurica most popular?
Maurica was most popular in the 1990s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Maurica been used?
Maurica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 54 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Maurica?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maureen, Maude, Maura, Maud, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1949–2002 (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.