Unisex name · since 1918
Maurie
Maurie has 317 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 317
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
317 girls have been named Maurie since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maurie has been recorded 317 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2017.
- #15,459 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 317 born since 1918
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maurie ranks #15,459 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 317 born since 1918, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 317
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
Maurie's 317 recorded births place it above 78.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maurie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maurie splits its recorded history at 1963: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maurie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2017
- Peak year (1962)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Maurie popularity over time - boys
98 total births recorded since 1913 (Maurie as boys' name)
Maurie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (71 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Maurie's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Maurie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s
1950s
64 births
- 1960s
1960s
71 births
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 71 births (22% of all-time use).
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What to do with Maurie's data
- Maurie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maurie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~99 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1918–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Maurie 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 August 2026.