Recorded 1979–2006 Girls' name Peak 1992 227 births

Maurisha — girls' name

227 babies named Maurisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s261990s1532000s42

The verdict

227 girls have been named Maurisha since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

227
total births
1979–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Maurisha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

22 babies were named Maurisha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maurisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Maurisha between 1979 and 2006, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maurisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maurisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 153 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maurisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maurisha 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 227 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.

Maurisha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

227

Since 1979

28 years of records

Peak year

1992

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1979

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2006

Maurisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1979

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1992)
22
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20062001199819951992198919801979 6

Maurisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
153 births that decade — 67% of Maurisha's all-time total
1970s61980s261990s1532000s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maurisha?
227 babies have been named Maurisha since 1979. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1992 with 22 births.
When was Maurisha most popular?
Maurisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 153 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Maurisha been used?
Maurisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 28 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Maurisha?
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, 1979–2006 (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.