Recorded 1963–2014 Girls' name Peak 1994 292 births

Maurisa — girls' name

292 babies named Maurisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s391980s691990s1282000s382010s5

The verdict

292 girls have been named Maurisa since 1963, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2014.

292
total births
1963–2014
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Maurisa was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

18 babies were named Maurisa in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maurisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Maurisa between 1963 and 2014, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maurisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maurisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Maurisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maurisa 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 292 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.

Maurisa at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

292

Since 1963

52 years of records

Peak year

1994

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1963

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2014

Maurisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1963

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1994)
18
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Maurisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
128 births that decade — 44% of Maurisa's all-time total
1960s131970s391980s691990s1282000s382010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maurisa?
292 babies have been named Maurisa since 1963. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1994 with 18 births.
When was Maurisa most popular?
Maurisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Maurisa been used?
Maurisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 52 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Maurisa?
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, 1963–2014 (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.