Boys' name · since 1916
Mauritz
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Mauritz, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 1916–1921
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Mauritz is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Mauritz recorded 12 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1921.
- 12 total births
- 1916–1921 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mauritz's 12 recorded births place it above 27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mauritz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mauritz's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mauritz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1921
- Peak year (1921)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Mauritz by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Mauritz's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Mauritz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1916–1921 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mauritz: Baby Name Since 1916 - 12 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mauritz. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mauritz 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 July 2026.