Recorded 1922–1983 Boys' name Peak 1974 28 births

Mourice — boys' name

28 babies named Mourice in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101970s131980s5
1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Mourice was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

8 babies were named Mourice in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mourice

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Mourice between 1922 and 1983, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mourice currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mourice performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mourice shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mourice 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 28 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.

Mourice at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

28

Since 1922

62 years of records

Peak year

1974

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1922

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1983

Mourice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1922

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1974)
8
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Mourice by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 46% of Mourice's all-time total
1920s101970s131980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mourice?
28 babies have been named Mourice since 1922. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1974 with 8 births.
When was Mourice most popular?
Mourice was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Mourice been used?
Mourice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 62 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Mourice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moussa, Mouhamed, Mousa, Mouhamadou, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1922–1983 (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.