US rank #631 Boys' name Peak 2008 23,812 births

Mauricio — #631 US boys' name

23,812 babies named Mauricio in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#631
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Mauricio was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

829 babies were named Mauricio in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mauricio

The Social Security Administration has registered 23,812 babies named Mauricio between 1885 and 2024, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mauricio currently holds the #631 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 829 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mauricio performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7,597 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Mauricio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6,910 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Mauricio in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mauricio 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 23,812 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.

Mauricio at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

23,812

Since 1885

140 years of records

Peak year

2008

829 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#631

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1885

Recorded for 140 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mauricio popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1885

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2008)
829
Annual births at peak — across 140 years of records
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Mauricio popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1992 (Mauricio as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1992 6

Mauricio by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7,597 births that decade — 32% of Mauricio's all-time total
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Mauricio by state

Where Mauricio concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mauricio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6,910 29.0%
#2 Texas
5,750 24.1%
#3 Florida
1,313 5.5%
#4 Illinois
1,246 5.2%
#5 New York
1,104 4.6%
#6 Arizona
710 3.0%
#7 New Jersey
416 1.7%
#8 Georgia
404 1.7%
California share of Mauricio's total US births 29.0%
Even split

6,910 of 23,812 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Mauricio appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mauricio?
23,812 babies have been named Mauricio since 1885. It currently ranks #631 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 829 births.
When was Mauricio most popular?
Mauricio was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7,597 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Mauricio most popular?
The top states for the name Mauricio are California (6,910 births), Texas (5,750 births), Florida (1,313 births).
How long has the name Mauricio been used?
Mauricio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 140 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mauricio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maurice, Mauro, Maury, Maurilio, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1885–2024 (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.